Doctors Agree to Stop Prescribing Narcotics

Doctors agree to stop prescribing narcotics

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Both doctors will continue to be able to write prescriptions for the synthetic opiate buprenorphine, brand name Suboxone, provided the drug is used to treat opiate addiction, and is not prescribed for pain management. Suboxone is one of the substances …
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Have You Talked To Your Parents About Drugs? The Startling Rise Of Baby

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Over the last decade, the number of boomers in Florida being treated for addiction to prescription drugs has skyrocketed. In 2001, 15 percent of Floridians in treatment were baby boomers. Ten years later that had jumped to 30 percent. So a few years …
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Delray Recovery Center Releases New Infographic on the Dangers of Oxy

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Due to its high levels of oxycodone, the infographic states OxyContin has become one of the most abused prescription drugs in the country, reaching sales of $ 1 billion by 2001. The drug is available in pill form, but many abuse the drug by crushing the …
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Despite Services for Mental Illness and Addiction, Some Homeless Still

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Jeffrey is one of several homeless people in the Ozarks who struggle with both mental illness and drug or alcohol addiction. He's lived a rough 30 years. He moved … Michael Lehmann, director of homeless services at Bill's Place, says if a homeless …
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