Opiates Passing Alcohol as Top Addiction in Monroe

Published November 13, 2012

Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe

Filed under: drug addiction treatments

Heroin and prescription drug abuse are surpassing alcoholism as the top addiction problem in Monroe County, treatment program officials report. "Opiates" — including illicit drugs and prescription pain-killers — accounted for nearly 41 percent of …
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International Symposium in Chile on Drug Addiction Treatment

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According to organizers, the symposium's goal is to strengthen the scientific communities in the region to encourage basic and pre-clinical research in these areas, thereby improving the treatment against drug addiction through vaccines, antidotes and …
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