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Women are more likely to be prescribed pain medication, and are also more likely to suffer from prescription painkiller addiction. This explanation for this trend may have something to do with research that shows differences in the way that women and men experience pain. Understanding these difference in the perception and response to pain that each gender experiences may help doctors manage pain more effectively, reducing the number of people for whom addictive medications are necessary, and reducing the incidence of prescription painkiller abuse. Continue Reading
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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day takes place Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity to drop off unused prescription drugs and have them disposed of safely. Click here to find a DEA collection site near you. Continue Reading
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It is often difficult to detect the presence of addiction with the use of sleeping pills such as Ambien. For the most part, people who follow their prescription dosage and only use Ambien for the purpose of helping them fall asleep are not abusers of this drug. Generally, people who choose to abuse Ambien crush and then snort the pills, or dissolve them in water so that they can be taken intravenously. Continue Reading
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Should Focus on Treatment, Not Criminalization
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April 2, 2013There are two types of prescription drug addicts: those who get their drugs from legal sources and those who get their drugs illegally. Continue Reading