Teens Addicted to Prescription Drugs

Published January 10, 2013

Teens Addicted to Prescription Drugs – In this clip from the Hazelden video “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Prevention Video,” teens discuss their addictions to prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. The clip discusses addictive prescription drugs and the negative effects, including how abuse can affect developing bodies and brain. To purchase “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Prevention Video,” visit www.hazelden.org

Local addiction treatment providers urged to have clients go smoke-free

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"We can adapt our (AODA) programs to include nicotine and tobacco as we have for new challenges, like addressing prescription medication dependence," Macmaster said. The 2010 Burden of Tobacco in Wisconsin report said almost 7,000 people die each …
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Health notes: Doctors get serious about opioid abuse

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increase in the number of Minnesotans seeing treatment for opiate addiction since 2007, emergency rooms reporting an increase in admission for opiate overdoses and jails reporting increases in the number of inmates saying they'd used opiates just …
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