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Prescription Drug Abuse Escalating Among Teens And College Students

The Treatment Center Experts are concerned about the escalation of prescription drug abuse among teenagers and college students in this country. A 2009 report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease...

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Methamphetamine Use During Pregnancy Causes Behavior Problems In Preschool Years

The Treatment Center Researchers from Brown University have learned that children between the ages of 3 and 5 whose mothers abused methamphetamine during pregnancy have a higher risk of suffering...

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Physician And Wife Arrested On Prescription Drug Charges

The Treatment Center Police in Port St. Lucie arrested a physician and his wife last week on charges that include prescribing practitioner fraud and trafficking oxycodone and hydrocodone. Dr. Greg...

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Physician Accused Of Drug Trafficking, Running Pain Clinic

The Treatment Center A Lantana physician is accused of drug trafficking and operating an unlicensed pain clinic. Investigators from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Dr. Kristen Kerr...

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Study Finds Hope For Decreasing Abuse Of Morphine

The Treatment Center A research study from the University of Colorado – Boulder has discovered that two protein receptors in the central nervous system team up to respond to morphine and cause unwanted...

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Support For Passage Of National Prescription Drug Database

The Treatment Center The prescription drug epidemic. It has become a problem in this country, and one that has created challenges for physicians. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

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Another Physician Loses License

The Treatment Center Another pain physician in South Florida has surrendered his medical license rather than face a lengthy disciplinary action by the state. Dr. Jack Norden’s fall is the most recent...

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New Study Finds Most People Get Their Prescription Drugs From Family And Friends

The Treatment Center A new government study learned that more than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain pills get the drugs from friends or relatives. The study was based on a continuing...

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Connecticut Approves Medical Marijuana

The Treatment Center The state Senate in Connecticut has approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana. The vote came after almost ten hours of contentious debate in the Senate chamber. “Long term and...

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One In Eight Older Teens Abusing Painkillers

The Treatment Center New research has learned that one in eight older teenagers has used powerful painkillers when they were not prescribed. Many of the teenagers begin abusing the drugs earlier than...

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