A New Prescription to Treat Prescription Drug Abuse

A new prescription to treat prescription drug abuse

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A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that over 30,000 people were killed from prescription drug abuse in 2008, which now exceeds the death toll from illegal drugs. Car accidents took just slightly more lives. The cost …
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Employers, locals deal with substance abuse

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Behavioral health employees at Central Peninsula Hospital treat all demographics; no family is immune to substance abuse, said Dr. Kristie Sellers, director of behavioral health at the hospital. “We see folks with drug addictions who are in their 40s …
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Eva Rausing death': Billionaire Tetra Pak heir tells inquest he hid wife's …

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Hans Rausing, 49, one of Britain's richest men, was excused from attending the inquest as he continues to receive treatment for drug addiction and a mental breakdown. He was instead represented by a phalanx of lawyers and public relations officials …
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