Addiction Runs in the Family
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dailyrx - (US) People who are addicted to drugs share similar brain abnormalities with their siblings. These new findings allow us to understand more about why people with a family history of drug abuse are themselves at a higher risk of addiction. (Wed Feb 08 13:26:04 2012 PST)
The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers
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huffingtonpost - (US) Painkiller Addiction Patients with high cholesterol levels are used to dealing only with their doctor. The CDC believes the significant increase in opioid painkiller prescriptions over the last 10 years is to blame for these deaths. Is taken from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). A relative gives you a Percocet they have left over from an old dental surgery to help with the pain. " Ron Libby explains how... (Wed Feb 08 13:11:08 2012 PST)
Identity kept secret in drug death case
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stuff - (Australia) The 40-year-old man pleaded guilty in the High Court at Auckland yesterday to the manslaughter of a drug associate he injected with morphine. Court documents said the man met the victim at Narcotics Anonymous in Auckland and they agreed to swap a tent for drugs. The accused then dissolved a 100mg morp... (Wed Feb 08 11:25:12 2012 PST) [also stuff.co.nz9379, stuff.co.nz7806, stuff.co.nz9161]
Military Adds Two Drugs to Routine Drug Screening Tests
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news.yahoo - (US) Military Adds Two Drugs to Routine Drug Screening Tests - Yahoo! Military Adds Two Drugs to Routine Drug Screening Tests procedure for all service members that takes place at least once a year. The tests are sc... (Tue Feb 07 16:56:12 2012 PST)
Wash. bill seeks unused prescription collection
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kimatv - Hoping to stem what they say is a rising tide of prescription drug abuse and accidental poisonings. (Tue Feb 07 12:39:18 2012 PST) [also bellinghamherald7461, necn11078, mynorthwest7445]
ONLY ON 3: Woman Tells Her Story Of Prescription Drug Addiction
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localnews8 - (US) ONLY ON 3: Woman Tells Her Story Of Prescription Drug Addiction - Local News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls ONLY ON 3: Woman Tells Her Story Of Prescription Drug Addiction - Local News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls ONLY ON 3: Woman Tells Her Story Of Prescription Drug Addiction Nurse Tells Her Story Of Drug Addiction Prescription drug abuse is on the rise. (Tue Feb 07 12:26:03 2012 PST)
UK: Burglar snared by broken glass - This is Exeter
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thisisexeter - (UK) He escaped jail and was sent on a drug rehabilitation course to tackle long-standing problems of addiction. (Tue Feb 07 10:22:32 2012 PST)
