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Substance Abuse in Older Adults – Topic Overview
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
Florida governor signs major bill to combat opioid epidemic
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed Florida’s opioid legislation into law, a move seen by many as a good first step in combating
Second high intensity drug bust results in 49 arrests in Martin County
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
Long-awaited study finds monthly Vivitrol as effective as daily pill for opioid addiction
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
OxyContin maker stops promoting opioids, cuts sales staff
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
Major heroin, fentanyl dealers arrested in St. Lucie County, sheriff's office says
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
Questioning A Doctor's Prescription For A Sore Knee: 90 Percocets
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
Rehab that puts alcoholic pilots back in the cockpit
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
FDA chief warns about kratom to treat opioid addiction; will seek more regulatory power
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
What Doctors Facing the Opioid Crisis Need Next
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
Trump Calls Opioid Epidemic "National Shame" and "Human Tragedy
President Trump on Thursday decried the opioid epidemic ravaging America as a “national shame” and “human tragedy,” but one the U.S. will “overcome,” as he
Watchdog Warns About Replacing Opioid Epidemic With a Psychotropic One
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, September 26, 2017 (Newswire.com) – The mental health watchdog group Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) International warned that a drug being