Nova Scotians Unload Prescription Drugs

Published May 11, 2013

Nova Scotians unload prescription drugs

Filed under: drug addiction symptoms

The abuse of pharmaceutical drugs throughout Nova Scotia is of concern to police and health professionals. “There is a direct correlation between prescription drug abuse and criminal activity,” says a recent news release from the RCMP. “This initiative …
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Medicine's big new battleground: does mental illness really exist?

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For example, shyness in children, temper tantrums and depression following the death of a loved one could become medical problems, treatable with drugs. So could internet addiction. Inevitably such claims have given ammunition to psychiatry's critics …
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Sensor technology is psychologists' latest tool in tackling drug abuse

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The same sensor technology used to track performance of elite athletes and monitor vital signs during childbirth is taking a turn as a tool for fighting drug abuse. At the American Telemedicine Association conference this week, a psychologist at the …
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