Opioid addiction is a medical epidemic, a law-enforcement crisis and now officially an emergency in …
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Category Archives: Prescription Drug Abuse
Documents highlight Prince’s struggle with opioid addiction
How the opioid epidemic became America’s worst drug crisis ever, in 15 maps and charts
Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than HIV/AIDS did at its peak. These maps and …
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This legal opioid is leaving a lethal trail in the US
Prince died of accidental overdose of opioid fentanyl, medical examiner says
CHYNA DIED FROM ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE OF PRESCRIPTION PILLS, MANAGER SAYS
The manager of former professional wrestler Chyna said she died from an accidental overdose of …
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Tool to curb prescription drug abuse 'not perfect'
By Robin Huebner on Aug 24, 2015 at 8:21 a.m.
FARGO, N.D. –When Kent Heneman had an …
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Past Illicit Drug Users More Likely to Abuse Painkillers
By Traci Pedersen July 14, 2015
Individuals of any age who have used illicit drugs …
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UGA study reveals patterns in prescription drug abuse
Andy Miller, Georgia Health News | Posted: Monday, July 13, 2015 4:56 pm
People who …
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Alabama begins campaign targeting prescription drug abuse
By KIM CHANDLER the Associated Press
Published: Monday, June 8, 2015 at 11:00 p.m. Last …
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