With Rise in Prescription Drug Use Comes Greater Addiction

Published October 11, 2012

With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addiction

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sounded the alarm in late 2011, when an analysis showed that in 2010, drug overdose deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths. More than half of the drug overdose fatalities involved prescription drugs, and …
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New drug offering hope for breast cancer patients

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They were able to block the pathway and kill those cancer cells by using a new drug called vismodegib which, like tamoxifen is very easy to take and tolerate. Dr. Ramaswamy says, "You may have a new treatment combination that is just a pill both are …
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