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There are a number of reasons why college athletes will turn to performance-enhancing substances. What these athletes may not realize is that they may also be at a heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs.
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Healthcare workers in California who have abused drugs will face more stringent guidelines, the state said last week.
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It is very easy to develop an addiction to pain relievers, as evidenced by the growing number of people with a pain reliever abuse problem in the United States. Based on information from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, there were 4 to 5 million American using pain relievers for nonmedical purposes annually.
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North Carolina’s Columbus County was found to dispense the most prescription drugs in the entire state on a per capita basis. Columbus County Sheriff Chris Batten said prescription drug trafficking has surpassed the county’s cocaine and marijuana problem.
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Louisiana Doctor Arrested for Illegally Obtaining Prescription Medication
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November 17, 2009A doctor in Houma, Louisiana, has been accused of illegally obtaining medicine by writing his own prescriptions to feed his addiction to painkillers. David Caletri, 49, an oncologist, treats cancer patients at his practice in Houma. The Associated Press reports that he said he turned himself in to police Friday after being contacted by officers.
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Kansas City teenagers are increasingly getting hooked on prescription painkillers and eventually turning to heroin. About 18 months ago, police officers in Johnson County started finding that more and more victims of heroin overdose were high-school students.
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Prescription medication abuse is on the rise in New Jersey, where state data from the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System shows that reported poison incidences involving prescription and OTC medications have risen from 38 percent of all reported exposures in 2000 to 47.7 percent in 2008.
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At least 1.5 million preventable deaths occur each year as a result of prescription drug abuse, according to the
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In Washoe County, Nevada, law enforcement officers say that the recent rise in traffic crashes due to drugged driving are causing a new threat to motorists. Police estimate that one in three to one in five driving under the influence arrests are related to prescription drug impairment.
