Experts: Area drug addiction up
Addiction to powerful prescription painkillers is on the rise both nationally and in the region, according to substance abuse experts. Federal statistics suggest there is a national epidemic of addiction to such potent medications as Oxycontin, an …
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Prescribe better law on drug abuse
One of the nation's biggest drug-abuse problems is rooted in conventional medicine rather than underground trafficking. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription narcotics abuse is an epidemic. The problem in …
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