Fearing Abuse, States Challenge FDA on Painkiller Approval
Fearing Abuse, States Challenge FDA on Painkiller Approval
Filed under: cocaine opioid addiction
Overdose deaths involving prescription painkillers have quadrupled since 1999, and now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine combined. Zohydro is the first single-ingredient, long-acting product containing the semi-synthetic opioid … The use of … Read more on Stateline
Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug …
Filed under: cocaine opioid addiction
The man was asking for his keys moments later. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Commissioner Patricia Rehmer said this spring that on average one Connecticut resident a day dies of a drug overdose, which also is the leading cause of … Read more on TheDay.com
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Cheap and easy: heroin use rising in rural NYS
Filed under: treatment for cocaine abuse
"It wasn't long after that where I started using other drugs, cocaine, speed, acid. I've done every … A poll out last week by the Pew Research Center found two-thirds of Americans now favor treatment, not jail, for users of "hard" drugs like heroin … Read more on North Country Public Radio
Ohio House goes after addiction to opiates
Filed under: treatment for cocaine abuse
Sprague said he wants to use the money saved by the Medicaid expansion to close the gaps in addiction services, particularly in poor rural areas where few treatment options are available. Under the plan, $ 25 million would be earmarked for housing for … Read more on Columbus Dispatch
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Heroin, cocaine-related deaths up in Connecticut
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In Connecticut, heroin addiction ranks second behind alcohol as the reason people seek treatment, the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services says. The agency reports 10,183 people were admitted for treatment for heroin last year … Read more on Boston.com
Weed Use Up, Cocaine Use Down, US Report Finds
Filed under: cocaine abuse mental health
MONDAY, March 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Americans' use of cocaine fell by half from 2006 to 2010, but marijuana use increased by more than 30 percent during that time, according to a new report. The spike in pot use may be due to an increase in the … Read more on WebMD
Plea to Use Marijuana Oil to Treat Cancer Pain
Plea to use marijuana oil to treat cancer pain
Filed under: after effects cocaine addiction
''After all, he has nothing to lose but everything to gain.'' Mrs McGrath is frustrated with the … In May last year, a cross-party parliamentary committee unanimously recommended allowing terminally ill patients and people with AIDS to use up to … Read more on Newcastle Herald
Heroin use growing at alarming rate
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For as little as $ 10, addicts can get their fix, but it often comes with deadly consequences. "A lot of times families are in denial about what is going on in their own house," said Ruth Ann Rigby, of Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services … Read more on WAPT Jackson
Drug Agents: Heroine Use Rising
Drug agents: Heroine use rising
Filed under: cocaine addiction services
“There were about 21 young people in the group and we were talking about heroin and how dangerous it is,” said Faulkner, an official with Bradford Health Services, a drug and alcohol treatment facility. “Heroin, like all illegal … “But it's not … Read more on Times Daily
Mexico's new gov't follows old drug war strategy
Filed under: cocaine addiction services
The once-powerful Gulf cartel still controls most of the cocaine and marijuana trafficking through the Matamoros corridor across the border from Brownsville, Texas, and has an international reach into Central America and beyond. … Calderon repeatedly … Read more on Daily American Online
Heroin's Cost Doesn't End at Street Level
Heroin's Cost Doesn't End at Street Level
Filed under: cocaine addiction outpatient treatment
In the 2012 “Substance Abuse Overview 2011 Cape May County” issued by the state Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, “Cape May County admission for treatment for heroin and other opiates increased by … In … Read more on Cape May County Herald (press release)
Upper Providence man jailed for Royersford road rage incident
Filed under: cocaine addiction outpatient treatment
He's actually taking the negative and turning it into a positive in his own life, sought treatment for some addiction issues he was struggling with and he's done some inpatient counseling and a bunch of outpatient counseling,” Genovese argued. “This … Read more on The Reporter