prescription drug addiction

Prescription for Abuse | KCTS 9 Documentary


 

Prescription for Abuse | KCTS 9 Documentary – http://kcts9.org/prescription-for-abuse KCTS 9 and InvestigateWest report on the alarming increase in prescription-drug abuse in Washington state, looking at…

 

Treatment or Trial? Growing 'Rapid-Intervention' Program Gives Addicted

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

Three defendants sat at a table in a small office inside the Chittenden County State's Attorney's Office, describing their addictions to heroin and prescription opiates. The group included a 25-year-old law school student who was found … Prosecutors …
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Diagnosing the Drug Deal: Did Shumlin Overstate the Case for Vermont's Opiate

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Vermont had the nation's highest rate of illicit drug use in 2010-2011; police are making more arrests for heroin and other drug-related crimes; and 1,000 people are on waiting lists for treatment. But was the governor correct to assert that there is a …
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