Town Hall Meeting on Prescription Drug Abuse
Town Hall meeting on prescription drug abuse
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The National Institute for Drug Abuse [NIDA] has information that the stimulant Adderall and the pain reliever Vicodin are among the most commonly abused by teenagers. Teens take these drugs for various reasons. Some do it to get high. Others to treat …
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Addiction service providers see new law as 'mixed bag'
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Bruce Carter, executive director at the Wells Center in Jacksonville, Ill., could expand the center?s substance abuse treatment services if Illinois legislators approve the Medicaid expansion component of the Affordable Care Act. … “This is one of …
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Md. official says state prepared to help addicts
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Sharfstein says he's confident Maryland is poised to handle the rising numbers of insured drug addicts and get them into treatment, and won't be swamped by the increase. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates …
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The Naked Bootleggers
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At that time, the controversial chemical in question was the most researched psychiatric drug on the planet, considered by many practitioners to hold huge promise as an aid in the treatment of such disorders as psychopathology, drug and alcohol …
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