Codeine Abuse Leads to Calls for Painkiller Rethink

Codeine abuse leads to calls for painkiller rethink

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

"It is quite a scary and foreign idea to someone who has not had much contact with the drug-using culture to be offered a treatment that's usually offered to heroin addicts," he said. "However, the principles of addiction to codeine or prescription …
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Eileen FitzGerald: NBA star shares path to recovery

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Herren was one of the top Division 1 prospects in the country, but just as he began his ascent as a basketball player he began down a path of alcohol and drug abuse. He has been in recovery since 2008 and his story was told in an ESPN documentary, …
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The prescription drug toll

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Prescription drug abuse is a menace. In 2010, federal researchers reported that emergency room visits resulting from the non-medical use of opioid prescription drugs — often used in pain relief — more than doubled from 2004 through 2008. There were …
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