The U.S. Surgeon General is stepping in to address the ongoing substance abuse epidemic in the country. The statistics are shocking and people are working to lower them in the east.
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Heroin Addict Reveals How She ‘Anally’ Injects the Drugs
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.
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.
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.
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?
Choices Video – Kids Matters
The Choices we make impact our future. Destructive choices that involve drugs, alcohol, and other negative behaviors lead to negative outcomes. Watch the Video!
After son’s overdose, man heads to statehouse on foot – thetelegraph
Jack Wilcox is giving new meaning to “hit the road, Jack,” except the line “and don’t you come back no more” would refer to an insidious drug that caused more than 10,500 deaths in 2014 — heroin.
Drug abuse epidemic’s impact on kids highlighted
The country’s addictions epidemic has created a generation of children affected by their parents’ problems, a doctor who works with infants born addicted to heroin told experts struggling with the issue Tuesday.
CADC produces drug prevention video for parents – nwitimes.com
Parents share stories about how drug abuse affected their families in a new video released online last week. The video opens with family photos of Manda Spitler as a baby with the audio recording of her father’s 911 call.
Drug Addiction and the Case for Medication-Assisted Treatment – vnews.com
Buprenorphine, an artificial opioid that has been available for more than a decade, has emerged as the not-so-secret weapon in the fight against opiate abuse. Those who prescribe buprenorphine have made “pioneering contributions to addiction treatment.
Red Ribbon Week marks battle against drug abuse
Red Ribbon Week was started after the death of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who in 1985 was brutally tortured and murdered by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico.