drug overdoses

Today Show: Phoenix House Client Talks Women and Prescription Drug Addiction

...  Show: Phoenix House Client Talks Women and Prescription Drug Addiction – Opiate overdose deaths are skyrocketing among women, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suzette, a Phoenix House cli…   Invisible Epidemic: Prescription Drugs Cause Most Overdoses Filed under: prescription drug addiction The C-D-C reports that 60 percent of drug overdoses, more than 22,000, were caused by prescription drugs. The majority of those deaths—around 75 percent— involved prescription opiates such as Oxycodone and Hydrocodone. The problem has become so … Read more on WSAV-TV    Read ...

Russell Brand v Peter Hitchens on Drug Addiction (10/08/2012)

  Russell Brand V Peter Hitchens on Drug Addiction (10/08/2012) – Russell Brand, Chip Somers, Peter Hitchens and David Burrowes MP debate approaches to the treatment of drug addition with Stephanie Flanders on Newsnight (br…   Drug–addicted babies focus of new U.P. health campaign Filed under: drug addiction MARQUETTE – According to a recent University of Michigan study, one baby is born addicted to prescription and non-prescription drugs every hour in the United States. Many of these newborns are diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), … Read more on ABC 10 News NOW    Read more... ...

Larcene G. Al-Anon Speaker 12-Step “Alcoholism Recovery” for Families

...  G. Al-Anon Speaker 12-Step “Alcoholism Recovery” for families – Al-Anon / Alateen, known as Al-Anon Family Groups, is an international “fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strengt…   Prescription Drug Overdose On the Rise Filed under: drug abuse help for families Memorial Medical Center's Dr. Scott Boston says he sees about 7-to=8 deaths related to drug overdoses each year, which is why local health officials are urging those who struggle with prescription drug addiction to seek help. "About 3/4 of overdose … Read more on WICS-TV    Read ...

Fitness Book Review: Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs From Alcohol…

  Fitness Book Review: Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol… – http://www.FitnessBookMix.com This is the summary of Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (Third Edition) …   VA's opiate overload feeds addictions, overdoses Filed under: drug abuse facts Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, charged with helping veterans recover from war, instead masks their pain with potent drugs, feeding addictions and contributing to a fatal overdose rate among VA patients that … Read more on Tulsa World    Read more... ...

NARCONON Georgia Shows You Alternatives to Drug Addiction?

...  Georgia shows you alternatives to drug addiction? – The Narconon New Life Detoxification Program has resulted in astonishing improvements in students who consistently report: – Ability to think more clearly. -…   Drug–use epidemic plagues community Filed under: drug addiction statistics The Centers for Disease Control released statistics indicating that 100 people die of drug overdoses in the United States every day, according to Brian Reese, treatment supervisor at Fayette County Drug & Alcohol Commission. “We've seen a 20-percent … Read more on Tribune-Review     Read ...

Residential Drug Treatment Programs Part 1

  Residential Drug Treatment Programs Part 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlGRdYQjp9g To watch all four parts of this Residential Drug Treatment Programs video, click the link above in this description.   1) BCBSNC CEO Talks at Appalachian Oct. 25 Filed under: drug treatment program statistics BCBSNC is a fully taxed, not-for-profit North Carolina company with headquarters in Chapel Hill and major operations centers in Durham and Winston-Salem. … These statistics are the same in Watauga County. … To combat North Carolina's high rate of … Read more on High Country Press     Read more... ...