 Articles tagged: OxyContin
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Adolescents exposed to opioid painkillers, especially OxyContin, are more likely to abuse opioids and other drugs and risk addiction in later life, say researchers. A ban on the drug will save countless lives. written by Rod MacTaggart
As the grass-roots movement heats up to ban OxyContin, the opioid painkiller implicated in thousands of deaths, people addicted the drug from all levels of society, from cities, towns and villages, continue to search for effective OxyContin detox and rehabilitation. written by Rod MacTaggart
An online petition to ban the dangerously addictive narcotic painkiller OxyContin is attracting thousands of signatures -- and dozens of heart-wrenching stories about personal tragedies connected to OxyContin addiction and abuse. written by Gloria MacTaggart
Most manufacturers fight to keep their products off the black market; drug companies thrive on it.
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Thousands of patients arriving for OxyContin detox are victims of the all-too-common medical practice of smothering pain with the addictive narcotic, instead of finding the cause of the pain and curing it. written by Rod MacTaggart
The diversion and abuse of prescription drugs for non-medical use is a serious threat to public health and safety, and medical drug detox is the preferred first step in recovery. written by Gloria MacTaggart
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OxyContin addiction is the new doorway drug to ruined careers and lost lives, even when it begins as a legitimate prescription for the pain of injury and illness. written by Gloria MacTaggart
There are many steps we can take to provide high quality health care at a lower cost. But reining in Big Pharma would be a good start.
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Victims of prescription drug addiction and street drug addicts who overdose on opioids can often be saved by the drug naloxone, but the event should be followed immediately with admission to a medical drug detox facility, followed by lengthy drug rehab. written by Rod MacTaggart
As the death toll from methadone soars across the country and methadone addiction continues to rise, the need for effective treatment has never been more important. written by Rod MacTaggart
Medical drug detox centers across the country are finding that many people abuse dozens of kinds of prescription drugs in their quest for euphoria, not because they’re safer, but simply because they’re easily available. written by Rod MacTaggart
In Mukilteo, WA, the realm of millionaire software executives, where even the median income is $90,000+ a year, OxyContin addiction plays no favorites. written by Rod MacTaggart
Legislative hearings to probe the OxyContin and heroin epidemic in Massachusetts will consider ways to battle opiate abuse in the state, including expanding OxyContin detox and drug rehab services. written by Rod MacTaggart
Medical drug detox and rehab programs are being targeted by state and city budget cuts, leaving many addicts with no place to go for help except hospital emergency wards or jails, both of which cost taxpayers more in the long run. written by Rod MacTaggart
Thousands of Oklahomans, many of them young people, have fallen victim to oxycodone and OxyContin addiction, and thousands more to hydrocodone painkillers like Lortab and Vicodin. written by Rod MacTaggart
The move by many addicts from heroin to OxyContin, and the growing number of former heroin addicts needing OxyContin detox, tells you just how dangerously addictive the prescription painkiller really is. written by Rod MacTaggart
People trapped by prescription drug addiction are finding that detox programs designed for their unique metabolic and health needs can ease withdrawal symptoms and make recovery a reachable goal. written by Rod MacTaggart
OxyContin addiction knows no geographic or social boundaries, striking people in all walks of life, in every corner of America. written by Rod MacTaggart
OxyContin addiction is epidemic in our society, and opting for methadone ‘therapy’ to replace the narcotic is just jumping from the frying pan into the fire. written by Gloria MacTaggart
Big Pharma has turned taking drugs into a way of life. But the number of deaths, injuries and incidents of prescription drug addiction and abuse has climbed to epidemic proportions. Are your kids popping pills?
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Soaring rates of methadone addiction and overdose deaths caused by physicians’ inappropriate over-prescribing hopefully will see some relief from the Food and Drug Administration’s revised narcotic prescribing regulations expected later this year. written by Rod MacTaggart
OxyContin addiction is a growing problem across the country, as thousands of people struggle to break the bonds of this powerfully-addictive prescription narcotic painkiller. written by Rod MacTaggart
Methadone addiction is a growing problem as doctors freely prescribe the powerfully addictive narcotic painkiller for common aches and pains. written by Gloria MacTaggart
Having a few beers with friends is becoming a thing of the past. The latest trend is prescription drugs. And their side effects are dangerous, and deadly.
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When MTV’s award-winning reality show True Life, which targets teens and young adults, takes up prescription drug addiction, you can be sure it’s a widespread problem. The only improvement might have been more about the advantages of medical drug detox, and coverage of some successful rehab modalities. written by Rod MacTaggart
In Beckley, West Virginia, too few medical drug detox and drug rehab centers, lack of personal health insurance, a shortage of prevention resources, and too many addictive prescriptions for people who don’t need them are all negative factors. written by Rod MacTaggart
Medical drug detox and a stint in rehab is not what any parent wants for their kids, but unless mom and dad wise up and start paying attention, that’s where their son or daughter is headed -- if they don’t die from an overdose first. written by Rod MacTaggart
Parents, even those familiar with medical drug detox programs because of their own drug problems, are often the last to know that their teenage kids are abusing prescription drugs, and moving on to heroin and a life of crime. written by Rod MacTaggart
As the economy worsens, more people are reaching for ‘escape’ drugs like painkillers and mood enhancers, and will eventually need medical drug detox to recover their lives. << previous page 1 2 next page>> |
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