Prescription Drug Abuse & Addiction: TakePart Live With Jacob Soboroff & Cara Santa Maria

Published December 8, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse & Addiction: TakePart Live with Jacob Soboroff & Cara Santa Maria – Jacob Soboroff, Cara Santa Maria, Behind the Orange Curtain producer Natalie Costa, actor Mason Pryor and Dr. Matthew Torrington discuss prescription opioid …

Drug trial treats Austin opioid addicts

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Dr. Tirado is leading drug study with the Seton Mind Institute, focusing on people hooked on opioids, which are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. The patients don't often follow the stereotypes of drug addicts. Many began …
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Prescribing pain

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Robert Sprague (R., Findlay), chairman of a legislative study committee on prescription-drug addiction. He is introducing legislation intended to fight opioid addiction. Affordable medication-assisted treatment and demand reduction, including drug …
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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise Among Kiwi Teens

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Painkillers known in New Zealand as "hillbilly heroin" are on the rise among Kiwi teens. The combination of prescription drugs, cough syrup and mouthwash can create a potent entry-level drug, according to drug and alcohol counsellor Jeff Morse in Waikato.
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