Maternal Substance Abuse a Concern at Barstow Community Hospital

Published January 19, 2013

Maternal substance abuse a concern at Barstow Community Hospital

Filed under: drug addiction

BARSTOW • Barstow Community Hospital staff are trained to detect drug abuse among pregnant women, which is important since between 10 and 12 percent of mothers admitted have a drug addiction, with the most prevalent drug being methamphetamine, …
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Recreational Prescription Drug Use Continues to Plague College Campuses

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This is a common case of prescription drug abuse on college campuses. But there are other scenarios as well—taking more than the prescribed dosage, using the various pills to party, and mixing them with alcohol use are all ways that people have abused …
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MARIJUANA: Youth Is Missing The Drug Message

Filed under: drug addiction

He would tell his officers, “Marijuana is the gateway to drug addiction. Book them!” But his orders failed to dent the spreading use of illicit and the abuse of licit drugs. Today's drug culture has managed to invade the very police units whose …
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