Film puts spotlight on Vermont prescription drug problem

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The film features dozens of residents in various stages of addiction, treatment and recovery. At the center of the film is a debate over the use of Suboxone (a drug that includes the opioid buprenorphine). Dr. Holmes prescribed Suboxone to patients to …
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Mom breaks silence about drug addiction to raise awareness and help erase …

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"Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs is well known, but few realize the immediate and long-lasting consequences from misusing prescription drugs." Two years ago May's son, Ryan, came home from college, dropped his bags on the floor and said, "Please …
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Prescription drugs need to be monitored

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In an effort to crack down on the problem, last month the state House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation that would create a confidential statewide database for monitoring the use and abuse of prescription drugs in the state. The bill …
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The Dark Side Of America's Rush Into Prescription Drugs Has Never Been More …

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These fatalities now outnumber deaths from heroin and cocaine combined, that same report found. More than 12 million people said they abused prescription drugs in 2010. The only other drug people abuse more is marijuana, the White House noted in a …
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