prescription drug

Is Sugar a Drug? Addiction Explained

Is sugar a drug? Addiction explained
Some studies claim to find that junk food is as addictive as drugs, but experts say that what actually determines how addictive something is, and whether an individual becomes addicted, is complex. In the… Continue reading

Film Puts Spotlight on Vermont Prescription Drug Problem – Addison County Independent

Film puts spotlight on Vermont prescription drug problem – Addison County Independent

Film puts spotlight on Vermont prescription drug problem
Addison County Independent
DUSTIN, A REAL person battling prescription drug addiction, is seen in the documentary film "The Hungry… Continue reading

NM Tops in Combating Prescription Drug Abuse

NM tops in combating prescription drug abuse
SANTA FE >> New Mexico received 10 out of 10 possible indicators of promising strategies to help curb prescription drug abuse according to a new Trust for American’s Health (TFAH) report. New Mexico and Vermont are… Continue reading

Passport Looks to Address Substance Abuse by Medicaid Recipients

Passport looks to address substance abuse by Medicaid recipients
Passport Health Plan will participate in a nationwide effort that aims to share best practices for treating Medicaid recipients with substance abuse diagnoses. Louisville-based Passport is a Medicaid managed-care provider. It… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment Centers in Maine

Addiction treatment centers in Maine
Adults aren’t types who cope with their particular despression symptoms, research has revealed that will young adults additionally result in alcohol abuse in…


 

Rx For Rx Abuse
A new take on combating drug abuse… Continue reading

D.C. Tops Nation in Drug, Alcohol Abuse

D.C. tops nation in drug, alcohol abuse
Wise said. Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, a psychiatry professor at George Washington University, said stress from those high-pressure careers and poverty can both lead to drug abuse — and D.C. has large populations… Continue reading