Prescription Drug Abuse Spikes Heroin Use

Published December 12, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse Spikes Heroin Use
Abusers of prescription opioid painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin are switching to heroin for two reasons: It's cheaper and more readily available, law enforcement officials and substance abuse counselors say. “Price is a huge factor,” said …
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Drug abusers may be injuring pets to get pain killers
Clients bring in their pets from around the country and world to the teaching hospital on Manhattan's Upper East Side for specialized high tech treatment. The American Pet Products Association … Ohio's war on prescription drug abuse has a new …
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The Epidemic of Prescription Drug Addiction by Mel Pohl, MD, FASAM of Las Vegas Recovery Center — Mel Pohl, of Central Recovery Treatment’s renowned inpatient chronic pain and addiction treatment center, Las Vegas Recovery Center, gave a presentation on t…

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