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  • Florida Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse

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    September 29, 2009

    At Hobbs Pharmacy in Merritt Island, Florida, customers call ahead if they want to fill a prescription for OxyContin, as the powerful painkiller is not stored on site.

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  • The Science behind OxyContin Addiction

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    September 24, 2009

    The narcotic painkiller OxyContin is an extended release form of oxycodone, which is a synthetic derivative of morphine. All opiate medications affect receptors in the brain that are involved in the regulation of pain perception and mood, Dr. Paul Topol of Southeast Psychiatry told the Juneau Empire.

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  • Prescription Drug Abuse Can Lead to Heroin Use

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    September 23, 2009

    An addiction medicine specialist in the San Francisco Bay area warned anti-drug advocates from Washoe County, Nevada that failing to medically treat prescription drug addicts can cause them to turn to heroin due to the severity of withdrawal symptoms.

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  • Middle East Veterans with PTSD at Greater Risk for Suicide

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    September 18, 2009

    It has long been understood that those soldiers who serve in heavy combat can experience post-traumatic stress disorder. For some, the impact is so bad that they are never able to return to a normal way of life. Still others deal with intense thoughts of suicide. Continue Reading


     
  • Burt Reynolds Leaves Drug Rehab for Prescription Painkillers

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    September 16, 2009

    Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds has been discharged from a drug rehabilitation center following treatment for his addiction to painkillers.

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  • Prescription Medication Database to Help Curb Drug Abuse in California

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    September 15, 2009

    Officials in California are now making it harder for drug addicts to gain access to prescription medication, and they’re citing Michael Jackson’s and Anna Nicole Smith’s deaths as reasons why.

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