Prescription Drug Abuse an American Epidemic

Prescription drug abuse an American epidemic

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Drug abuse often begins with legally prescribed pain medications for legitimate injuries, but so many of these drugs are habit-forming that it doesn't take long for someone to get hooked. Once that happens, it is almost impossible to stop. Although I …
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Eminem discusses drug addiction and overdose in new documentary

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During the peak of his drug addiction, Eminem previously revealed that he was taking up to 60 Valium and 30 Vicodin pills a day. In 2007, he overdosed on methadone. "The doctors told me I'd done the equivalent of four bags of heroin," he said at the time.
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Smoke Screen: The Gendered Impact Of Afghanistan's Drug Crisis

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Afghan girls look at drug addicts using heroin and other narcotics at a waste water canal in Kabul on April 26, 2012. Between 2005 and 2009 the … We have all heard the stories of the history of Afghan women's repression. We have all been fed the …
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