Prescription Addiction: A Growing Epidemic

Prescription Addiction: A growing epidemic

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But he couldn't stay away from the drugs. Tony dropped out and moved back to South Bend where his parents forced him to get his own apartment and a job. “I was actually stealing money out of the register at Wal-Mart to help pay for my addiction and I …
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Summit at UR addresses prescription drug abuse

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The abuse of prescription drugs is growing in western New York and across the country, destroying the lives of addicts and taxing local emergency medical centers with people seeking prescription painkillers and other drugs. More than 300 doctors, law …
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Increase In Prescription Abuse Linked To Rise In Heroin Abuse

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"I've seen a remarkable jump in prescription drug addiction in the last few years," says Rock Island County Council on Addictions Director Mary Engholm. There's no specific type of person abusing prescription drugs. It starts with people in pain. Not …
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