New Castle County Police Unveils Delaware's First Prescription Drug Disposal Box
New Castle County police unveils Delaware's first prescription drug disposal box
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Prescription drug abuse has become more common in recent years among teens and adults, studies show. Between 1992 and 2008, prescription drug addiction cases rose from 0.7 percent to 3.5 percent of drug treatment facility admissions in Americans over …
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Perioperative Approach to Patients With Opioid Abuse and Tolerance
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Dr. Peltzer, there is way to treat addicts in pain that is academically and clinically endorsed but rarely used in practice. Frustratingly, addiction and acute or chronic pain conditions are not mutually exclusive diagnoses. One: addicts need a short …
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A Nation of Kids on Speed
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These changes will undoubtedly fuel increased prescriptions of the drugs that doctors use to treat ADHD: stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall. Enlarge Image. image. Close. image. Corbis. Even before DSM-5, doctors were already on track to prescribe …
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