O'Malley gets it wrong on medical marijuana
O'Malley gets it wrong on medical marijuana
Filed under: Maryland Drug Abuse
Martin O'Malleysaid he is likely to veto a medical marijuana law if the Maryland General Assembly passes one. His spokeswoman said he is concerned about a Feb. 9, 2012 letter from Charles Oberly, Delaware's US attorney, to Gov.
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Kaiser Permanente Opens New Medical Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Filed under: Maryland Drug Abuse
By Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States ROCKVILLE, Md., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, a leading not-for-profit health plan and care provider, opens the doors to its new Gaithersburg …
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Student abuse of ADHD drugs a fairness issue
Filed under: Maryland Drug Abuse
That's why I was drawn to the topic of prescription drug use in schools for my novel. In the story, a student-run justice system investigates a prescription drug cheating ring at a boarding school and must confront many of the issues that the ubiquity …
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Prescription drugs kill one person every 19 minutes – The Quiet Epidemic: prescription drug abuse destroys millions of lives Nancy Rosen-Cohen The Baltimore Sun There isn’t much attention paid to prescription drug abuse, except perhaps when a Hollywood star dies from an overdose. However, it is estimated that nearly one in five Americans has used prescription drugs for nonmedicinal reasons, and 15 percent may be abusing prescription drugs. This silent epidemic has become the leading cause of addiction. This week, the Maryland Chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the University of Maryland Medical Center sponsored the annual Tuerk Conference, a gathering of 1200 health professionals working in the field of addictions to focus on treatment and prevention of prescription drug abuse. Confronting and debunking the common myth that prescription drugs are less deadly and less addictive was one of the items on the agenda. The dangers of prescription drug abuse are growing at an exponential rate. Between 1992 and 2002, the number of prescriptions written increased by 61 percent, but the number of prescriptions written for opiates increased by almost 400 percent. Opiates reflect three-quarters of all prescription drugs abused. Actor Heath Ledger had Vicodin (hydrocodone), OxyContin (oxycodone), Valium (diazepam), and Xanax (alprazolam) in his bloodstream when he died. All are legal opiates. According to a report this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospitalizations for …
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