NY TIMESBy DEBORAH SONTAGNovember 16, 2013 For Shawn Schneider, a carpenter and rock musician, the descent into addiction began one Wisconsin winter with a fall from a rooftop construction site onto the frozen ground below. As the potent pain pills prescribed for his injuries became his obsessive focus, he lost everything: his band, his job, […]
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By Dieter Kurtenbach, Sun Sentinel4:27 p.m. EDT, November 2, 2013 The abrupt resignations of FAU football coach Carl Pelini and his defensive coordinator came after an assistant coach stated in an affidavit that he observed both men using marijuana and cocaine, the Sun Sentinel has learned. Two sworn affidavits, obtained by the Sun Sentinel late
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is recommending new restrictions on prescription medicines containing hydrocodone, the highly addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S. In a major policy shift, the agency said in an online notice Thursday that hydrocodone-containing drugs should be subject to the same
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By Katie Hunt, for CNN updated 2:15 AM EDT, Tue October 1, 2013 Hong Kong (CNN) — The global war on drugs is failing, new research suggests, as the price of heroin, cocaine and cannabis has fallen while their purity has increased. Using seven sets of government drug surveillance data, a team of Canadian and
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by Anna Klassen ‘That ’70s Show’ actress Lisa Robin Kelly died in her sleep Wednesday evening after checking into a rehab facility. That ’70s Show star Lisa Robin Kelly has died at age 43. The actress, who played older sister Laurie Forman on the hit show, passed away in her sleep Wednesday night in a
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What is Oxazepam? Oxazepam, otherwise known as serax, is a short acting benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety and insomnia. Like Valium, Xanax, Ativan and other common anxiety relief prescriptions, Oxazepam is a drug that is addictive. Within weeks, the human body develops tolerance to the drug, requiring higher and higher doses of Oxazepam to fully
What is Halcion? Halcion, otherwise known as serax, is a short acting benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety and insomnia. Like Valium, Xanax, Ativan and other common anxiety relief prescriptions, Halcion is a drug that is addictive. Within weeks, the human body develops tolerance to the drug, requiring higher and higher doses of Halcion to fully
What is Xanax? Xanax, otherwise known as alprazolam, is a short acting benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety and insomnia. Like Valium, Klonopin, Ativan and other common anxiety relief prescriptions, Xanax is a drug that is highly addictive. Within weeks, the human body develops tolerance to the drug, requiring higher and higher doses of Xanax
What is Valium? Valium, otherwise known as diazepam, is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, work as an anticonvulsant, and to function as a muscle relaxant. Like Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan and other common anxiety relief prescriptions, Valium is a drug that is highly addictive. Within weeks, the human body develops tolerance to the drug, requiring