DRUGS in DEDHAM: Police Fighting Back but Overwhelmed
DRUGS IN DEDHAM: Police fighting back but overwhelmed
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Editor's Note: This is the first article in a three-part series on drug addiction in Dedham. Other articles in … Drug addiction is also responsible for countless robberies in town, according to Dedham Police detectives Robert… Continue reading
Family Speaks Out on Prescription Drug Addiction
Family speaks out on prescription drug addiction
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) – In many homes, you can find prescription drugs that are left over from a surgery or health issue that are no longer being used. Police and state leaders say if you think… Continue reading
Recognizing the Alcoholic Patient
Recognizing the alcoholic patient
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As a result, many of those who do provide treatment for addiction are not medical professionals and lack the knowledge and skills to provide the full range of available evidence-based treatments, the report said. About one in seven Americans 12… Continue reading
Larson Investigates Military Substance Abuse
Larson investigates military substance abuse
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While rates of both illicit and prescription drug abuse are low, the rate of medication misuse is rising. Eleven percent of active duty personnel reported misusing prescription drugs in 2008 compared with two percent in 2002. The armed forces'… Continue reading
Report: Military Failing to Rein in Alcohol, Drug Use
Report: Military failing to rein in alcohol, drug use
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Such prescription-drug abuse is rising faster within the military than among civilians, and it is perhaps more common than the use of illegal drugs such as cocaine or marijuana. Yet the military's drug-testing regimen, created in… Continue reading
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Specialty Drug Treatment Cost Projected to Exceed …
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) specialty drug treatment cost projected to exceed …
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While many with MS have seen improved quality of life as a result of drug therapy, unfortunately these MS specialty drug cost increases were not associated with MS medical costs declining. These study… Continue reading
Protecting US Jobs in Trade Pact Could Hurt Global AIDS Fight, Critics Say
Protecting US jobs in trade pact could hurt global AIDS fight, critics say
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And she said the cost of treating an AIDS patient for one year has declined from an average of $ 10,000 in 2000, when doctors relied mainly on brand-name drugs, to… Continue reading
Readers Plead for More Information on Drug for Addicts
Readers plead for more information on drug for addicts
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"I've tried everything else," said Donnelly, 45, who began using heroin about seven years ago, after getting addicted to pain pills. Vivitrol, a monthly injection of naltrexone that blocks the effects of heroin and similar… Continue reading