Are Prescription Drugs Safe for Recovering Addicts?

Published March 27, 2014

Are Prescription Drugs Safe for Recovering Addicts? – CNN-TV’s Christine Romans interviews William C. Moyers, Hazelden’s Vice-President of Public Affairs, regarding the death of Whitney Houston and the issue of …

Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

“When you have a higher level of addiction, you have a higher level of desperation.” Many of those arrested in the 53 communities covered by the sheriff's department and others who end up at Penobscot County Jail are drug users or have prescription …
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'Pill Mill' Defendants Found Guilty on Drug, Money Laundering Charges

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

“The defendants in this case preyed upon on those addicted to prescription drugs in order to line their own pockets. The abuse of prescription drugs and its related criminal activity has become a danger in many of our communities – one we have made a …
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1 in 3 Tennesseans Uses Narcotic Painkillers

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MONDAY, March 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — One of every three Tennesseans fills a prescription for narcotic painkillers at least once a year, creating a free-floating pool of available medication that helps feed the state's growing problem with …
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