Prescription Drugs

Portman Joins Jackson County Residents in Townhall Focused on Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention

Portman Joins Jackson County Residents in Townhall Focused on Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
PoliticalNews.me – Apr 28,2014 – Portman Joins Jackson County Residents in Townhall Focused on Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman… Continue reading

What’s Best for Babies Born to Drug-Addicted Mothers? – the Tennessean

What’s best for babies born to drug-addicted mothers? – The Tennessean

What's best for babies born to drugaddicted mothers?
The Tennessean
The nation is watching Tennessee for new legislation that would allow women to be criminally charged if… Continue reading

People From Other Countries, Especially Canada, Come to America to Take Advantage of Our Health Care?

Question by Altair 1: People from other countries, especially Canada, come to America to take advantage of our health care?
system’s advanced and superior health care. If Obama has his Socialized health program put into effect, everyone will be in… Continue reading

DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26

DEA holds its eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26
WASHINGTON, D.C.– After collecting more than 1,700 tons of expired … Almost twice as many Americans (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those… Continue reading

Police Officials Say Patient Privacy Law Pulls Shroud Over Drug OD Data

Police Officials Say Patient Privacy Law Pulls Shroud Over Drug OD Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A lack of recent data on drug deaths — especially heroin overdoses — is hampering the ability of law enforcement to combat the growing drug-abuse… Continue reading

What Does Drug Cross- Dependence Mean?

Question by sarah: what does drug cross- dependence mean?

Best answer:

Answer by Mathieu
It depends- there are several possible definitions:

1) Cross-dependence (also known as cross-addiction) means that a person is “addicted to everything.” Sometimes in an AA or… Continue reading