A continuous battle. A heroin addict reveals how she anally injects the drug during Intervention’s season premiere on Tuesday, November 29, as seen in Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek.
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Drug abuse places deadly toll on families – Reading Eagle
The concept of taking his own life never really registered with Tim Howe until Julie died. She was one of his two daughters. Twenty-eight, blue-eyed and blond-haired, she had graduated from Penn State and married a Marine.
TV star tells story of drug abuse to ‘full house’ at SSU – The Collegian
TV star Jodie Sweetin talked to a full house in the Satellite Student Union Thursday night to discuss her life in front of the camera and her life of substance abuse.
The Plague of Substance Abuse on our youth and nation continues
The use and abuse of licit and illicit drugs continue to run rampant in our Nation. Alcohol and tobacco products, continue to be a focus of attention, yet they are not the only chemical substances that we should be concerned about.
Employer Fights Against Prescription-Drug Abuse – wsj.com
Prescription opioid-related dependence and abuse cost the country an estimated $78.5 billion, new study shows. A handful of companies are trying strong medicine to limit employees’ use of prescription painkillers like OxyContin.
Babies swapped to cover up child abuse – ksbw.com
Five children, ranging in ages from 8 months to 10 years old, are in protective custody after being taken from a Salinas motel room on Thursday on child abuse allegations.
Calls for Change in Addiction Help Amid Overdose Crisis
Ten years ago, Susan sat in Broward County Jail facing prison time after she violated probation for the fourth time. “I was slowly killing myself,” said Susan about her drug abuse.
New device aims to help heroin addicts get through withdrawal – WDRB
People battling heroin addiction will tell you the drug is so powerful, they have to use it just so they don’t feel sick. While many programs provide medical assistance to people getting off drugs, The Bridge is a new option.
Social Problems due to Drug Abuse Driving Substance Abuse Treatment Market – Med Gadget
Substance abuse refers to the use of psychoactive substances, which include alcohol and illicit drugs, to the extent that it is harmful or hazardous.
Substance abuse exam ordered for nurse fired for drug diversion, use – mlive
Jessica Leigh Pittman, a registered nurse, was fired from Great Lakes Specialty Hospital, in Muskegon in August 2015 for suspected drug diversion and a positive drug screen for amphetamine.
Learning to deal with the substance abuse stigma – thedolphin
“Addiction is often misunderstood as a moral failing or a subject of shame,” Taylor said. “Patients should be treated as patients and not as addicts.”
Life Lessons: Is your teen addicted – wfmz.com
75 percent of high school students have tried an addictive drug at least once, and one in five of those students become an addict. So how would you know if your teen was that one?