Is the Era of OxyContin Abuse Over?

Is The Era Of OxyContin Abuse Over?

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But the new observational study (Abuse Rates and Routes of Administration of Reformulated Extended-Release Oxycodone: Initial Findings From a Sentinel Surveillance Sample of Individuals Assessed for Substance Abuse Treatment), suggests a …
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Former Celtic talks about drug addiction to Danvers students – Danvers, MA …

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Herren came to Danvers at the invitation of DanversCARES, a community partnership that helps youth and families make healthy decisions, and spoke to all the high school students in the field house. Herren's talk was well received by the students …
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Controversial Surgery Destroys Brain's Pleasure Center to Combat Addiction …

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… depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder. However, it appears that the practice is still performed on patients suffering from addiction for research purposes, where it is published in international medical journals. … Some families say that …
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Mother petitions for change in laws

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A Saskatoon mother wants more rights for parents who are trying to get help for a teenager with a drug addiction. And she's started a petition to try to make some changes. Carla Fenton Katchmar lost her 16 year old daughter Chantaey this summer to a …
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Is jail the right response to addiction? Ask this cop. – Diane Goldstein was lieutenant commander of the Redondo Beach Police Department. She became a cop to help families like hers. Then her own family got torn apart. This is part of the SafeKeepers video series produced by the Beyond Bars campaign and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).