Drug Abuse

Rx Drugs a Growing Problem Among Teenagers

Alexandra Pisano | Posted 05.16.2012

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The most dangerous drugs may be much closer to home than you think. In fact, they may already be in your home. You may be worried about your teenager's relationship with drugs, but this is probably a good time to start talking to your younger children, too.

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People Are Dying of Drug Overdoses, Despite Lifesaving Medications

Erin L. Winstanley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.11.2012

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We have waged a war against drugs instead of formulating a science-based response to a public health epidemic for which a life-saving medication is available.

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Playing Tough While Communities Suffer

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Drug Policy, Drug Epidemic, Anti-Drug Abuse Act, Drug Abuse Epidemic, Drug Abuse, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, Fair Sentencing Act, Crime News

Too many aspects of the current justice system permanently marginalize and disenfranchise ex-offenders. That is what makes too many of our communities dangerous.

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Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not a Moral Failure

Paul Heroux | Posted 04.30.2012

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Prescription drug addiction affects men and women, young and old, employed and unemployed, and those suffering from mental illness and those who don't. In short, no group is immune.

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Cocaine Study Shows Drug's Surprising Effect On Brain

| Posted 04.24.2012

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Although cocaine makes people feel more alert and on top of things in the moment, it can leave users vulnerable to a much slower brain in the long run...

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HANDS OFF! Teens Hospitalized After Drinking Hand Sanitizer Cocktails

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 04.24.2012

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Hand sanitizer is supposed to kill germs, but some southern California teens are using it kill brain cells as well. In the last few months, six tee...

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Sustainability Marketing Needs 'Here's How' Not 'Just Say No'

John Friedman | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Just Say No, Gas Prices, Activism, Fuel Efficiency, Sustainability, Market Research, Ad Council, Corporate Social Responsibility, Drug Abuse, Csr, Consumer Spending, Prohibition, Business News

Because balancing the issues around climate, health, wellness, societal 'good' and cost are interrelated, the question is far more complex than a simple Boolean (yes/no) choice.

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Solace Through Exposure

The Technician | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Drug Addiction, Drugs, Drug Abuse, Grief, Dealing With Grief, Grieving, Death, Loss and Grief, College News

The nightmarish reality of Charlie's childhood memories were not uncovered until his days at Fellowship Hall, where, during a word association exercise, Charlie's instant response to the word "chocolate" was "knife," which uprooted the repressed experience.

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The History of Intoxication

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Drug Addiction, Intoxication, Sociology, Alcohol Addiction, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Addiction and Recovery, Drinking, Healthy Living News

Is there something valuable -- essentially human -- in becoming intoxicated?

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Governors Target Prescription Drug Abuse

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.29.2012

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The nation's governors have begun studying prescription drug abuse and plan to develop best practices that can be used by state governments. The N...

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Governor Concerned Over Medical Marijuana Law

Concord Patch | Tony Schinella | Posted 03.29.2012

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While he has empathy for those ill patients who need medical marijuana to get through their recoveries, Gov. John Lynch, D-Hopkinton, said today that ...

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Time to Prescribe the Right Cure

The Miami Hurricane | Posted 05.22.2012

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Although prescription drugs are harmful, they do have a purpose for people who have a reason to take them. This does not include taking Adderall to study for a test. Too much of anything is bad, even if it comes with a prescription.

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Keeping Alcohol in the Spotlight: 6 Facts

Deni Carise | Posted 05.02.2012

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Cocaine, heroin and now prescription drugs continue to occupy the headlines -- as indeed they should -- but alcohol deserves the same attention. Our nation's alcohol problem may not seem as scandalous, but it's just as serious.

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Executives In Rehab Won't Quit This Habit

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.27.2012

When Natalie was in rehab last year, she noticed a lot of people on the phone. Many of the other patients at Passages Malibu -- the California trea...

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Huge Number Of Miners In One State Found Using Drugs

AP | ROGER ALFORD | Posted 04.24.2012

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More than 1,500 coal miners have tested positive for drug use since Kentucky began screenings six years ago, a state attorney ...

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Whitney Will Be Missed

Vicky Tiel | Posted 04.23.2012

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We want to be in control -- especially the beautiful, the famous, the celebrated, and the stars. They remember when they weren't famous. They need proof of their power every second of every minute.

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Prescription Drug Abuse Crackdown Hits CVS

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 02.15.2012

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A crackdown by the Drug Enforcement Administration against two big health care companies this month signals that the Obama administration is putting m...

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Addiction: Not a Laughing Matter

Deni Carise | Posted 04.14.2012

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In reality, addiction is a very big deal. People lose their lives, livelihoods and loved ones to this disease every day. It's vitally important that we let people know that help is available and that treatment can work.

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New York State Sees Sharp Increase In Oxycodone Drug Use and Abuse

Posted 01.12.2012

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A new report issued by the New York state attorney general reveals a staggering 82 percent increase in oxycodone prescriptions from from 2007 to 2010....

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America Is Over Diagnosed and Over Medicated

Allen Frances | Posted 03.10.2012

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Americans are taking too much medicine, often casually and unnecessarily prescribed by the wrong people for the wrong reasons, and causing lots of needless harm.

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OMG You Were a Nun and You're Black?

Deborah Plummer | Posted 01.06.2012

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I spent over four years researching friendship patterns of people from all ages in order to write Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations th...

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WATCH: This Is Your Brain On ADHD

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.30.2011

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Are more kids showing symptoms of ADHD? Or have they always had the disorder, but now more and more kids are being appropriately diagnosed?

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Powerful New Drug Has Experts Worried

AP | By CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 12.29.2011

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NEW YORK -- Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation's second most-abused medicine, which has addiction exper...

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Derek Boogaard: Dying to Win?

Howard Meitiner | Posted 02.12.2012

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The life of a professional athlete is often a "work hard, party hard" existence -- binge drinking is part of the culture, and many turn to alcohol and drugs as a way to cope.

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WATCH: Let's Talk About Depression (And Other Common Mental Illnesses)

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012

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Did you know that around 26% of the general population is living with a mental disorder? I want to discuss these disorders in detail this week, including symptomatology and underlying brain differences, diagnostic criteria, current treatments, and what the scientific literature has to say about them.

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