Stay Tuned | Prescription Drug Abuse | Shocking Statistics

Published March 23, 2014

Stay Tuned | Prescription Drug Abuse | Shocking Statistics — Part 1 of 8.

7 New Jersey Counties With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In …
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Jackson's heroin problem persists, fueled by prescription drug abuse …
Relapse rates for drug addiction are similar to those for other chronic medical illnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension and asthma, which also have physiological and behavioral components. Treatment involves changing deeply embedded behaviors.
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