Prescription Drug Abuse Among Young Adults Drops
Prescription Drug Abuse Among Young Adults Drops
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USA Today: Prescription-Drug Use Drops Among Young People Prescription-drug abuse in the USA declined last year to the lowest rate since 2002 amid federal and state crackdowns on drug-seeking patients and over-prescribing doctors (Leger, 9/25).
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Report: Fewer Young Adults Abusing Prescription Drugs
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A new government report shows fewer young people in the U.S. are abusing prescription drugs. The Department of Health and Human Services found a 14-percent drop last year in prescription drug abuse in adults 18 to 25. The head of the agency said the …
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Former patient says methadone treatment was 'just another addiction'
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In 2008, after years of abusing painkillers such as Oxycontin and Lortab, Duluth native Josh Bergstedt enrolled at the Lake Superior Treatment Center. He said he had hoped to be off the methadone treatment program and drug-free within a month.
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Burning Tree Tackles Substance Abuse Amongst Atheletes
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Burning Tree, a long-term drug and alcohol treatment center in Texas, is pushing to become nation's leading treatment center for athletes struggling with addiction due to their programming of accountability consistency, and responsibility which helps …
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