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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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HAYC3 panel includes firsthand account of drug addiction
A panel of experts from law enforcement, media and medical fields spoke to the concerns of residents about what has appeared to be a heroin epidemic. Those who attended were able to have … He said it is likely that everyone knows somebody who is a …
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'Legal but dangerous'
Alcohol is still the biggest cause of harm in our community," Johnson says. These are facts that can be … A study out of Australia's Curtin University said media coverage there helped increase awareness of banned products and helped create a …
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Methamphetamine still a big problem in Troup County
Several campaigns across the nation have released “faces of meth” articles showing the drastic, almost unrecognizable, changes in users in just a few years as a way to deter meth addiction. Cavender attributes these changes to the man-made and harsh …
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Part 1: Meth addiction from the law enforcement perspective
They grind their teeth, they have unexplainable body movements and sores from picking meth bugs,” said Treat, of sores caused by users digging at their skin to remove imaginary bugs. Cooks, dealers and addicts are all a danger to the community …
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Crystal Culture
The project covers the subject from various angles, including both ends of the spectrum – law enforcement and the addict. It also includes … They grind their teeth, they have unexplainable body movements and sores from picking meth bugs,” said Treat …
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Opinion: The Collège des médecins du Québec is too negative about medical …
“Medical cannabis causes addiction.” This is both misleading and overstated. As suggested by an Institute of Medicine report back in 1999, approximately nine per cent of general cannabis users may become dependent (as defined by DSM criteria). Compare …
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2014 General Assembly Session in Review: Who Won? Who Lost?
Here's a look at the winners, losers and downright lost causes of the 2014 General Assembly. … Children with epilepsy—If you asked lawmakers a year ago if they thought a bill allowing oils made from the cannabis plant to be prescribed to medical …
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Why America Needs This Dangerous New Painkiller
Addiction specialists, medical professionals, and politicians have long questioned how easy it is to obtain a prescription for potent painkillers . States have cracked down on "pill mills" that hand out narcotics to people who don't really need them, and a new hydrocodone painkiller hitting the market, Zohydro,  has drawn sharp criticism  because of its potential for abuse. The drug packs a high …
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Ohio’s heroin deaths rising
A record number of Ohioans died using heroin in 2012, reflecting the unintended consequences of a statewide crackdown on over-prescribed painkillers that pushed some users to heroin to feed their addiction, according to local health experts and law enforcement officials.
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Astrue: Gov grandstanding on addiction
Amid considerable political opposition, last October FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg approved an application for Zohydro, a new opioid analgesic for pain. Many law enforcement officials worry that Zohydro will aggravate existing problems caused by …
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Ohio House goes after addiction to opiates
“There are thousands of Ohioans becoming addicted to opiates, eventually causing their lives to spiral out of control.” Wachtmann said his image of a drug addict has changed. “We used to maybe stereotype the drug addict as an inner-city person on the …
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US: Heroin's death toll rivals car fatalities
WASHINGTON — Heroin and other opiate addiction is now claiming more lives in many communities than violent crime and car crashes, say America's top law enforcement officials who gathered here Wednesday to discuss the increasing devastation caused …
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