Archive for August, 2009
If Youve Lost Yourself To Drug Addiction, You Can Start Recovery With Detox
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More info…Opiate detox is never easy. But that doesnt mean it has to hurt. On the contrary, the best opiate detox programs help clients get better without suffering along the way. The catch, of course, is that opiate detox is an enormously delicate process, one that can only be successful if its administered by compassionate [...]
Reporter finds voices of prescription drug abuse
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More info…In an ongoing series, reporter Elaine Grant of New Hampshire Public Radio has worked to inform the public about prescription drug abuse in the state and to put personal faces on all facets of the epidemic, from addict to dealer to physician. She also addresses possible solutions, noting that New Hampshire is one of [...]
Promises Drug Treatment Centers See a Troubling Rise in Opiate Addiction
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More info…(Vocus) July 1, 2009 — Speculation around the cause of Michael Jackson’s death has brought to the public eye what Promises Treatment Centers has long recognized as a growing problem: opiate… heroin rehab Share and Enjoy:
Crack use down, prescription drug use up in Toledo and other parts of Ohio
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More info…This in via e-mail from the ODADAS, it includes information for Toledo and other large cities in Ohio: Cocaine and Meth Use Down, Prescription Drug Use Up, Heroin Use High but Unchanged (Columbus, OH -July 16, 2009) Prescription drug abuse continues to be more entrenched in communities across Ohio, while cocaine and methamphetamine use [...]
Contrave is a New Weight Loss Drug Promising to End Cravings
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More info…In a clinical study that has left researchers baffled, the new weight loss drug Contrave exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations requirements to prove a weight loss drugs efficacy. Contrave is actually a combination of two different drugs: bupropion and naltrexone, which are used to fight depression and smoking addiction respectively.This combination of [...]