Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State
Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
The report offers an array of recommendations to help stave off the grim statistics that in 2012 showed … in an effort to dispel that myth that prescription drugs are somehow “safe.” Preventing addiction to legal painkillers can forestall use… Continue reading
Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State
Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
Starting with the first sentence of its report on a two-year study of New Jersey’s drug problems, the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism … the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment… Continue reading
Sources for Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends and Family
Sources For Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends And Family
Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, the new study emphasizes the need for mitigation efforts that target physicians' prescribing habits – particularly for individuals at highest danger for overdose. “Many …
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Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State
Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
Starting with the first sentence of its report on a two-year study of New Jersey’s drug problems, the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse doesn’t mince words … problem is his insistence that addiction is not a choice or… Continue reading
Drugs and Youth to Be a Top Policing Priority This Year
Drugs and youth to be a top policing priority this year
In his 30 years on the Burin Peninsula, in various policing capacities, S/Sgt. Edgecombe said he has seen the evolution of drug use in the region move from marijuana and hashish, to cocaine, with a period for a while… Continue reading
North Korea’s New Drug Addiction – GlobalPost
North Korea’s new drug addiction – GlobalPost
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North Korea's new drug addiction GlobalPost A North Korean guard post, seen from a South Korean observation tower in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on December 23, 2011. Reports of rampant recreational drug use of amidon are trickling out… Continue reading |
Doctors/Med Professionals: Should Illicit Drug Users Get Free Medical Treatment?
Question by JDA: Doctors/Med Professionals: Should illicit drug users get free medical treatment?
I want to know what the medical profession thinks. Please note, I’m from Australia (where there is universal healthcare)
I know many out in the community abuse illicit drugs because of life circumstances- they have… Continue reading
Community Support to Stem Teen Drug Addiction in the Social Network
Community support to stem teen drug addiction in the social network
Drug addiction does not discriminate; it also ravages high performing student-athletes who engage in drug use catching parents off guard. According to Daily, the “not my child” mentality may be the biggest risk factor. “The gap between what kids… Continue reading
No One Immune to Drug Addiction
No One Immune To Drug Addiction
Then there is the matter of his failure to complete a drug treatment program. It was supposed to last nine to 12 months, but he left it after 25 days. Drug addiction has been a problem for him for many years, dating back at… Continue reading
C.J.: The Things That Set Off Latest Jeff Dubay Rant
C.J.: The things that set off latest Jeff Dubay rant
Dubay's well-documented crack addiction, for which he was arrested in 2008, did not prevent him becoming an independent podcast contractor on the Tom Barnard Network (TBN). But the brief affiliation ended abruptly last week when GM Sean Barnard …
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