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Opioid painkillers can kill patients too
That figure doesn't include the number of people who will become addicted to painkillers prescribed by their physicians, bought on the black market or pilfered from a friend or family member. “We don't know who is going to be addicted until it happens …
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School pushes for open talk about drug use
He started using marijuana but over time the drug didn't help him calm down, so he moved to something stronger, Opana (an opioid painkiller), Barber said. "Addiction takes over the entire family," Barber said. "My son never had the chance to have a …
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Dealing with drug overdose issue
John Kasich signed HB 170, enacted in response to a record high number of fatal overdoses from heroin or painkillers, in mid-March. The law allows law enforcement officers, friends or relatives of addicts, or emergency medical responders who aren't …
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Deputies seize synthetic drugs from strip mall
VICTORVILLE • A San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department narcotics team seized 123 packets of synthetic drugs from JP's Liquor Store and Amargosa Smoke Shop and Mini Mart in Victorville on Monday. Wasef Jarjour … The drugs are believed to cause …
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High time to end this immoral drugs war
It is 43 years since Richard Nixon, in need of a public enemy to shore up support for his snarling style of uncompassionate conservatism, declared war on a new target. "America's public enemy No 1 is drug abuse," he declared, warning Congress that the …
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Other Therapeutic Options for Drug Dependents
Whether euphemistically termed “substance abuse, recreational drug use, or drug dependence,” narcotic drug addiction is one of the worst problems faced by society today. As of 2012, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 24 million …
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Road to hell: Prescription drugs took local teen from car accident to heroin …
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The road to hell – which for a teenage girl from a Lorain County suburb ended in heroin addiction and forced prostitution – was paved with an OxyContin prescription. Her story, told as an unnamed victim in the trial … Her injuries …
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Drug overdose numbers still on the rise
Chrystina Carey's addictions to Ecstasy, prescription drugs and ultimately, heroin, transformed her from a laughing, smiling person into one who couldn't quit, even to spare her second daughter the effects of drugs during pregnancy, said Beth Carey, of …
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Fatal overdoses continue to rise
Chrystina Carey's addictions to Ecstasy, prescription drugs and ultimately, heroin, transformed her from a laughing, smiling person into one who couldn't quit, even to spare her second daughter the effects of drugs during pregnancy, said Beth Carey, of …
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Selfies Cause Narcissism, Mental Illness, Addiction and Suicide? – Guardian Liberty Voice

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Selfies Cause Narcissism, Mental Illness, Addiction and Suicide? Guardian Liberty Voice Is it possible that selfies, the trend of taking pictures of oneself, could cause narcissism, addiction, mental illness and even suicide? That's what seems to be suggested by expert opinion surrounding the phenomenon, and a man diagnosed with body …

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The Secret World of Drug-Addict Doctors – Daily Beast

The Secret World of Drug-Addict Doctors Daily Beast A great deal of ink has gone to speculating whether people who go into these specialties are corrupted somehow from regular human-ness to addict, or whether a certain type of person—one with an intense interest in drugs and drug addiction and danger …

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Parents Urged To Be Vigilant in Battle Against Addiction – The Sag Harbor Express    Read more...

Friday Throwdown: Breaking the cycle on opiate addiction
Incomplete data reveals that at least 65 people died in Boston during 2013 as a result of a drug overdose. Related: Deaths by OD ‘staggering,’ likely to rise The cause of death in another nearly 300 incidents in the city remains pending as the cases remain tied up in state Medical Examiner’s office.
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Selfies Cause Narcissism, Mental Illness, Addiction and Suicide? – Guardian Liberty Voice

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Selfies Cause Narcissism, Mental Illness, Addiction and Suicide? Guardian Liberty Voice Is it possible that selfies, the trend of taking pictures of oneself, could cause narcissism, addiction, mental illness and even suicide? That's what seems to be suggested by expert opinion surrounding the phenomenon, and a man diagnosed with body …

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Candy Crush addiction: Is it helping or hurting your brain? – The Virginian-Pilot

Candy Crush addiction: Is it helping or hurting your brain? The Virginian-Pilot Becoming aware of what causes the release of dopamine in our brain and how to replace poor choices/destructive behavior for beneficial choices/productive behavior is the only way we can break free. Knowing what 'works' for you = knowing how to control … and more »

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