TX: The Gilmer Mirror - Understanding and managing opioid dependence a caregiver s perspective
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gilmermirror - This is the case for Caren. Dependence to opioids - drugs derived from the opium poppy that include heroin as well as prescription pain medication - is a national epidemic: a 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that approximately 1.9 million adults in the U.S. abused or were dependent on pain relievers. (Wed Feb 08 18:30:27 2012 PST) [also canyonnews15373]
Missoula man arrested with liquid methadone in car
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missoulian - (US) Missoula man arrested with liquid methadone in car A man on probation for burglary was arrested Tuesday for possession of dangerous drugs after police found a bottle of liquid methadone in his vehicle. (Wed Feb 08 17:34:50 2012 PST)
Woman in court after Stoughton cops find two kids, drugs in car
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enterprisenews - (US) While looking after the children, police came across a large amount of drugs and drug paraphernalia in her car, Devine said, including a crack pipe, crack, suboxone, amphetamine salts, methadone, lorazepam, klonopins and alprazolam (Xanex... (Wed Feb 08 17:26:33 2012 PST) [also patriotledger10972]
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)
Brenham Police Department
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brenhambanner - (US) The officers made contact with the resident, Christopher Allen Johnson, 18, saw underage people drinking alcohol through a window and smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the apartment when Johnson opened the door, police said. Ferguson arrested Johnson on ch... (Wed Feb 08 12:56:04 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)
