Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
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Selena Gomez — Secret Rehab Stint For Exhaustion; Disney Starlet Partied With

Selena Gomez — Secret Rehab Stint For Exhaustion; Disney Starlet Partied With
And while a rep for Gomez confirmed the treatment to Radar — “Selena voluntarily spent time at Meadows but not for substance abuse,” a spokesperson revealed — a source close to Gomez has revealed that in the… Continue reading

Former baseball star to open drug treatment center

Former baseball star to open drug treatment center
LOUIS (AP) — A Florida health care company wants to open a St. Louis County substance abuse rehabilitation center named for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry. The 51-year-old Strawberry played for the New York Mets and New York …
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Growing prescription drug abuse in India says UN report

Growing prescription drug abuse in India says UN report
Prescription drug abuse is growing in India and is a serious problem in South Asia, according to a UN report which said drugs enter the region’s illicit markets through various channels, being diverted from India’s pharma industry and smuggled from …… Continue reading

Former baseball star to open drug treatment center

Former baseball star to open drug treatment center
ST. LOUIS — A Florida health care company wants to open a St. Louis County substance abuse rehabilitation center named for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry. The 51-year-old Strawberry played for the New York Mets and New York …
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Growing prescription drug abuse in India says UN report

Growing prescription drug abuse in India says UN report
Prescription drug abuse is growing in India and is a serious problem in South Asia, according to a UN report which said drugs enter the region’s illicit markets through various channels, being diverted from India’s pharma industry and smuggled from …… Continue reading