When Use Becomes Abuse: Drug Abuse Is on the Rise and Most People Can Find a

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Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an arm of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said 3 to 5 percent of people who take pain medication eventually become addicted. And more people are using prescription medications just …
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Response big to drug addiction story

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Pauls Valley, Oklahoma — It's been months since the story of a Pauls Valley man's battle for his life with a hard-core drug addiction hit the headlines. … “I'm still getting comments about it every day,” Pope said during a recent conversation with …
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Drug Abuse—A Global Epidemic Part 2: Scope of the Problem

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… Police Department recounted, “'He was a good kid caught in a horrible situation. He understood his addiction. He was afraid of it. He was afraid for his friends. Yet he couldn't beat it.'” While the above story is heartwrenching, accounts of heroin …
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New rules aim to curb drug abuse

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State lawmakers last week passed legislation aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse, ushering in tougher regulations designed to stem the deadly opiate epidemic that has hit families across Massachusetts — hundreds of whom lobbied for the new rules …
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Anabolic Steroid Abuse
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CASE STUDIES 7-25-00
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Choices Not Chances
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The PROPHETIC CONDITIONS Series
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DRUG ADDICTION STOP YOUR DEPENDENCE
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First – Let's Be Clear What We Mean By 'drug abuse'
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