War Against Prescription Drug Abuse May Have Fueled Heroin Use

War against prescription drug abuse may have fueled heroin use
Some in the field of drug addiction are saying the U.S. government’s fight against prescription drug abuse may be causing the rise in heroin use. The crack down on pill mills, and making prescription narcotics harder to access is fueling the switch to …
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Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
I’m mad as hell, and I intend to do something about it. For years, I have been witness to the increasing availability of drugs to teenagers in the U.S. I have gone on the air and in print calling for parents to be more aware of drug abuse …
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EDITORIAL: Lawmakers must act on prescription drug, heroin abuse
On Tuesday, the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force issued its long-awaited report on heroin and other opiate use and abuse by young adults, along with recommendations on what to do about what it calls “the number one health …
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Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Field Hearing on Drug Abuse
Federal statistics rank Vermont among the top 10 states for the abuse of pain killers and other illicit drug use, including heroin. In January, Vermont's Governor, Patrick Shumlin spent a lot of time on the issue in his State of the State address, and …
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