DNT investigation – Methadone: '60s treatment for drug addiction comes with

DNT investigation – Methadone: '60s treatment for drug addiction comes with

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Many supporters of methadone treatment say the deaths aren't of people undergoing treatment for drug addiction but of people who have been prescribed methadone for pain. In the mid-1990s, doctors began prescribing methadone for pain because it was a …
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Senator conducts panel on prescription drug abuse among teens

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A West Virginia Senator pushed for more action in prescription drug abuse among students in the state after a roundtable discussion with leading experts and teens at Wheeling Park High School Saturday afternoon. … "Most of the time … we're just …
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It takes a team

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The second class interviewed focus groups of citizens, legislators, physicians, law enforcement and people who were in treatment for prescription drug abuse to determine how people thought and talked about prescription drugs. “What we really tried to …
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Oregon ER doctors tackle prescription drug abuse

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Not only do emergency doctors see the results of overdose and addiction, they frequently treat patients who see the emergency department as a source of these drugs. While front-line emergency doctors have an obligation to evaluate patients who report …
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