The first time I took Valium I was 19 and traveling through Southeast Asia with friends. I was going through my first major breakup and found myself waking up each night screaming. It was pretty dramatic. Someone handed me a Valium and I slept soundly for the first time in weeks. Weirdly, my Valium addiction […]
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Prince appears to have had a problem with pain pills, one that grew so acute that his friends turned to an addiction doctor just before his death. Prince Rogers Nelson had an unflinching reputation among those close to him for leading an assiduously clean lifestyle. He ate vegan and preferred to avoid the presence of
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Tara Burke was 31-years-old the evening she was found face down in her bathroom. “She was an incredible writer. She could sing. She was an amazing artist,” recalls her mom, Carol Howard. “There were so many things that she could have done and they’re all gone,” she said wiping away
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by M. Alex Johnson The Food and Drug Administration has approved limited use of the powerful and frequently abused painkiller OxyContin for children as young as 11 years old, the agency announced Thursday. Dr. Sharon Hertz, director of new anesthesia, analgesia and addiction products for the FDA, said studies by Purdue Pharma of Stamford, Connecticut,
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By Samantha Olson Parents beware: A new designer drug is being sold on the streets in Florida, Texas, and Ohio, and police worry it’s only beginning to spread across the country. It’s called flakka and it’s made from the similar group of chemicals that the notoriously dangerous hallucinogenic bath salts are composed of. Last month,
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The report finds almost 60 percent of Americans who take opioid painkillers combine them with other prescriptions medications. That is a potentially deadly combinations. Dr. Holly Phillips joins “CBS This Morning” to explain the risks. WATCH THE VIDEO
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by Dr. Steven Scanlan, M.D. One addiction may be traded for another as the FDA-approved opiate addiction treatment Suboxone is becoming one of the most prescribed medications in the country (#41 overall in sales in 2009 according to drugs.com). Called a “miracle drug” by some, Suboxone is estimated to be 25 to 40 times more
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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
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