Parents warned about teens & prescription pill popping parties

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The addictions treatment center treats 15,000 people a year for addictions—70 percent of them addicted to prescription drugs. Bunger says admissions for prescription drug abuse quintupled the last five years. “It's the least talked about addiction …
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Offering an alternative treatment for autism

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Both risperidone and aripiprazole have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating the irritability often associated with autism. SSRI's, usually used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, are used in helping social …
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Experimental Drug for Hepatitis C Promising, Studies Show – Philly.com

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TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — A new treatment for difficult-to-treat hepatitis C has higher cure rates, takes less time and causes fewer side effects than the current therapy, new research finds. When the new drug, sofosbuvir, is combined with …
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