An estimated two million Americans are dependent on prescription opioids, and the number of deaths linked to the drugs has skyrocketed in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Are you in recovery after battling addiction? Tell us what made you quit. What helped you, and what advice do you have […]
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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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Illicitly bought prescription drugs have killed more than a dozen people in California who were expecting something much weaker. A CDC report released Tuesday warns that hospitals in the Bay Area have recently treated at least seven patients who overdosed after taking what they thought was Norco, a medium-strength opioid painkiller. The pills actually contained
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(CNN)The Obama administration is making it easier for doctors to use anti-addiction drugs in the fight against an exploding epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse. It’s part of a package of new initiatives announced Tuesday that includes other efforts to expand addiction treatment and increase coverage for mental health and substance abuse services. These
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Eighty people were arrested in Martin County during weekend drug busts along Interstate 95 near Palm City, deputies said.
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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – Over four decades, William Hyde has seen big changes in his Stuart neighborhood, not all of them good. “We’ve had trouble with them for years.” By “them” he means drug dealers. He was glad to hear this week that two men were arrested on drug charges at a home near his.
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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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Cicero TJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;doi:10.1056/NEJMc1505541. From 2008 to 2014, prescription opioid use decreased while concurrent heroin use increased, with significant regional differences in the U.S., according to recent findings. “From 2010 through 2013, there was a notable downturn in abuse of prescription opioids and a coincident increase in abuse of heroin
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