alcohol and drug abuse

Fear of Drug Abuse, Addiction May Hurt Pain Patients – Indianapolis Star

Fear of drug abuse, addiction may hurt pain patients – Indianapolis Star

Fear of drug abuse, addiction may hurt pain patients
Indianapolis Star
Indeed, opioid pills have become one of the easiest street drugs to obtain and are now the leading type of illicit drug abuse. The new… Continue reading

More Accidental Deaths Linked to Prescription Painkillers

More accidental deaths linked to prescription painkillers
By: Ruben Veloz   El PASO, Texas– The number of deadly overdoses from prescription drug abuse has spiked in the United States. The U.S. government is now fighting back, by targeting pill mills and doctors who over prescribe painkillers, in order to try… Continue reading

Ventura County Parents Learn How to Help Teen Drug Use, Bullying

Ventura County parents learn how to help teen drug use, bullying
A parent information program at Royal High School in Simi Valley will address alcohol and drug abuse and bullying. drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Path From Pain Pills To Heroin Addiction Nothing New In San Diego County… Continue reading

Drag Racing the Road to Recovery

Drag Racing the Road to Recovery
Apparently Bieber and his entourage, which included his own father (Oh boy) smoked so much pot on board that the pilots were compelled to wear oxygen masks. Once Bieber and his crew landed at Teterboro, their plane was immediately stopped and searched … Read… Continue reading

Northern New England Tackles Growing Drug Problem

Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — In the rural towns and cities of northern New England, a rising drug-abuse problem is overwhelming law enforcement, affecting hundreds of infants each year and sparking calls to action by state leaders who say enough is enough.    … Continue reading

More Than Zero: Reclassifying Marijuana Could Have a Significant Impact on Drug Policy

More Than Zero: Reclassifying Marijuana Could Have A Significant Impact On Drug Policy
Ever since Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970, drug policy reformers have complained that marijuana does not belong on Schedule I, the statute’s most restrictive drug category. Schedule I ostensibly is reserved for drugs… Continue reading