Five More Laws to Help Stop Maine's Prescription Drug Epidemic
Five more laws to help stop Maine's prescription drug epidemic
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Drug abuse, including prescription drug abuse, can change the structure of the brain. The effects can be long-lasting and harmful, but addiction can be treated, and specific policies can help. The strategies listed above have potential to save lives …
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Robert Downey Jr.'s Son Getting Treated For Prescription Pill Problem
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Robert Downey's son, Indio, is undergoing drug treatment for a prescription pills, a new report says — so sad. The last thing that Robert Downey Jr., 48, would want for his twenty-year-old son, Indio Falconer Downey, would be a drug problem similar to …
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Kids with autism often get multiple meds at once
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It's especially concerning when the drugs are prescribed before investigating possible causes of the troublesome behaviors not related to autism, or before trying other treatment options like therapy, Coury told Reuters Health. Behavioral therapy can …
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