Teens Addicted to Prescription Drugs

Teens Addicted to Prescription Drugs — In this clip from the Hazelden video “Prescription Drug Abuse: A Prevention Video,” teens discuss their addictions to prescription drugs and over-the-counter…

Prescription Drugs Could Be Gateway to Heroin
“The pathway appears to be now moving from the prescription drugs to heroin, a very dangerous development,' said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Opioid prescription painkillers have the same effect on the …
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Regulation, Suboxone Clinics & Unintended Consequences Re: Prescription …
As we all know, prescription drug abuse is a significant problem in Kentucky; so significant that the Kentucky Legislature enacted the toughest and most cumbersome requirements for prescribing controlled substances in the United States. By authorizing …
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