Many people think alcohol and drug abuse happen only to teens and younger adults. But all ages can have problems with drugs and alcohol, including older adults. Older adults may use illegal drugs, use prescription or over-the-counter medicines in harmful ways, drink too much alcohol, or mix alcohol and medicines. Doing any of these can […]
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Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed Florida’s opioid legislation into law, a move seen by many as a good first step in combating a crisis that has claimed at least 16 lives a day in the Sunshine State.“What it does take is a pretty comprehensive approach to addressing the epidemic,” said Mark Fontaine, Executive Director
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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The second high intensity drug bust in Martin County yields in 49 arrests over a two day period. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies focused on a busy stretch of roadway located near Highway 710 in Indiantown the first week in March. Deputies say out of the 49 arrests,
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The largest head-to-head study to date between two leading drugs to treat opioid addiction has found them roughly equivalent — an outcome that could dramatically change prescribing habits and boost the fortunes of the newer drug, Vivitrol. The study, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, found that a monthly shot of naltrexone (sold
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP said on Saturday that it has cut its sales force in half and will stop promoting opioids to physicians, following widespread criticism of the ways that drugmakers market addictive painkillers. The drugmaker said it will inform doctors on Monday that its sales representatives will no longer visit physician offices to
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and multiple federal agencies held a news conference Friday morning to announced the results of a seven-month drug investigation, Officials said they investigated heroin and fentanyl dealers, which resulted in more than 40 arrests. St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara singled out four people as
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by Michelle Andrews I recently hobbled to the drugstore to pick up painkillers after minor outpatient knee surgery, only to discover that the pharmacist hadn’t yet filled the prescription. My doctor’s order of 90 generic Percocet exceeded the number my insurer would approve, he said. I left a short time later with a bottle containing
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The words CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF are welcomed by air travelers in a hurry. They’re even more welcomed by airline pilots who once feared they’d never fly again. Our Cover Story is reported by Tony Dokoupil: Many alcoholics can tell you the exact moment they hit rock bottom. Former airline Captain Lyle Prouse hit his at
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Citing 36 deaths, the Food and Drug Administration chief warned consumers Tuesday not to use the herbal supplement kratom to ease opioid withdrawal and announce plans to step its regulatory oversight to combat the opioid epidemic. The FDA public health advisory on kratom follows the Drug Enforcement Administration’s reversal or at least delay of plans to classify kratom as a controlled substance
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By Alice Park How do you confront an epidemic that has claimed more lives than the HIV/AIDS crisis at its peak? How do you counteract a system that incentivizes the flow of prescription painkillers from doctors to patients and ends up getting 3 million Americans addicted each year? And how do you reverse surging demand
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