Prescription Drugs

Prescription Take-Back Day Calls Attention to Drug Abuse

Prescription Take-Back Day Calls Attention to Drug Abuse
WEST FRANKFORT — West Frankfort was just one of many law enforcement departments in our area helping residents safely dispose of old medications on Saturday. drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Prescripition take-back helps with drug abuse
BILLINGS – Unused prescription… Continue reading

FOOD BLOGS, but ONLY ONE CULINARY NO-

FOOD BLOGS, BUT ONLY ONE CULINARY NO-
Researchers at a top university, with the help of the President and his mother, need to commemorate one day out of the year to remind us that it's a good idea to eat together as a family. This should just come naturally without… Continue reading

Fight for Help for Prescription Drug Addicts

Fight for help for prescription drug addicts
Several Muskogee area agencies are working to help prevent and treat prescription drug abuse. But they are fighting an uphill battle. The sad reality of the situation is a person will not change until they want to change, no matter how much you… Continue reading

Winona County's Drug Court Offers Intensive Way to Help Offenders Get Clean

Winona County's drug court offers intensive way to help offenders get clean
The system is intended to be an intensive form of probation, Sonneman said, one that works aggressively to keep participants from re-offending while helping them work through addiction and personal struggles. “It has that element of, we're… Continue reading

FDA Approves More Powerful, Pure Hydrocodone Drug

FDA approves more powerful, pure hydrocodone drug
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a stronger, single-ingredient version hydrocodone, the widely-abused prescription painkiller. The agency said Friday it approved the extended-release pill … drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

New Hampshire’s addiction to prescription drugs higher than national average… Continue reading

Teen Drug Abuse – Prescription Drugs and K-2

Teen Drug Abuse – Prescription Drugs and K-2
Dr. Joseph Lee, Hazelden’s medical director and adolescent psychiatrist, speaks with KARE 11 News about the new trends of teen drug abuse. One study claims 1…


 

Saturday is “Take-Back” Day
“The abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs happens in many, often… Continue reading