Many Docs Still Don't Understand Opioid Dependence
Many Docs Still Don't Understand Opioid Dependence
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A total of 1000 Americans between the ages of 26 and 49 years filled out the online survey between January 2 and January 7, 2013, as did 200 non–Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) certified primary care, family practice, and internal …
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Drug prescriptions to treat alcohol dependency increased by 75 %
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Dr Nick Sheron, Royal College of Physicians advisor on alcohol, said “The rise in prescriptions of drugs to treat alcohol dependency is indicative of the huge strain alcohol abuse puts on our society.” “The rise in alcohol addiction is being driven by …
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Kentucky to study whether new pain-pill laws are curbing abuse
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Kentucky officials are launching a yearlong study to find out whether the state's controversial new laws cracking down on prescription drug abuse are making a difference in curbing one of the nation's worst pain-pill epidemics. … Researchers will …
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