Opioid Painkiller Abuse Epidemic Spurs Search for Safe Drug (2)

Published July 6, 2013

Opioid Painkiller Abuse Epidemic Spurs Search for Safe Drug (2)

Filed under: drug abuse

Abuse of opioid painkillers killed more people in 2010 than cocaine and heroin combined. The epidemic has spurred U.S. legislation seeking to ban drugs that fail to resist tampering, amid a push by the Food and Drug Administration to encourage …
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Teen OTC drug abuse can lead to problems

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While most parents are well aware of the dangers of illicit drugs like marijuana and heroin, research now shows that, after marijuana and alcohol, prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are the most commonly abused substances by Americans 14 and …
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse in relation to ED & SH. Mental Heath Videos with Kati Morton – This week I discuss the difference between alcohol and drug abuse versus dependence, and how we can use substances in leu of using our ED or SH. I hear so of…