Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies

Published April 24, 2013

Born Addicted: Treating Drug-Dependent Babies – Hospitals in Florida and elsewhere are grappling with the latest fallout from the epidemic of prescription-drug abuse: babies born addicted to painkillers. T…

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among US Teens: Survey

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TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids — have abused these …
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Deadly addiction

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The prescription drug problem is worse in Wisconsin than surrounding states, Gorchynsky said, because addicts know there is no database here to track their use. The Door … Pellmann ran a vein and laser clinic to treat vericose veins. He was ordering …
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Health law could overwhelm addiction services – Philly.com

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"There is no illness currently being treated that will be more affected by the Affordable Care Act than addiction," said Tom McLellan, CEO of the nonprofit Treatment Research Institute in Philadelphia and formerly President Obama's deputy drug czar …
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