Judge's Arrest Shines Light on Utah's Prescription Drug Abuse Problem

Judge's arrest shines light on Utah's prescription drug abuse problem

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I'd say we are up near the top in the country, and that's unusual for substance abuse," said Dr. Glen Hanson, director of the Utah Addiction Center at the University of Utah. "For almost every other drug of abuse, whether its tobacco, or alcohol, or …
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Gonsalves: Drugs broke a mom's heart

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Yes, even your kid can become an opiate addict. And opiate addiction isn't a scourge that only affects "those people." Opiates are gateway drugs that cut across all social and economic lines. Nor are they the exclusive domain of street dealers. They …
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Jenelle Evans Confirms Heroin Addiction On Twitter

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Although the 'Teen Mom 2? star has been publicly mum about her drug addiction and why she has been in and out of rehab, she finally confirmed that she was in fact addicted to heroin — and blamed her ex-boyfriend for her substance abuse problem.
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