Teens Addicted to Prescription Drugs – In this clip from the Hazelden video “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Prevention Video,” teens discuss their addictions to prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. The clip discusses addictive prescription drugs and the negative effects, including how abuse can affect developing bodies and brain. To purchase “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Prevention Video,” visit www.hazelden.org

Treatment must be part of solution to drug robberies

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However, efforts to stem prescription drug abuse must also include a plan for recovery for addicts. Many people battling addiction will continue to do so without treatment. And when those people become desperate for drugs – either because they cannot …
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Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction

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For now they say they are just doing whatever they can to slow the increase in drug addiction. A study by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center shows that prescription pill abuse increased by nearly 300% in from 2000 to 2010.
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'Recover to Live': A guide to treating addictions yourself

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with an eye-opening look at addiction. nearly 18 million americans suffer from alcoholism or related problems and over 38 million, over the age of just 12 years old, have used drugs illegally in the past year. in fact, prescription drug abuse now …
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