Pain Medication Addiction Reaching Epidemic Level

Pain medication addiction reaching epidemic level

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“The pain patient can be treated with narcotics with little risk of developing the self-destructive behavior characteristic of addiction,” concluded a 1990 report “The Use of Narcotics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain,” by the Sacramento-El Dorado …
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Brockton region looks to social media to help area youth fight addiction

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The site, which is private for area youths recovering from drug addiction, was launched two months ago and now boasts 200 recovering addicts as members, said Dr. Joseph Shrand. Shrand, who treats local addicts ages 13 to 17, hopes federal dollars …
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Nearly Half of Addiction Counselors Do Not Always Push Abstinence

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Researchers, who surveyed 913 members of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Counselors from across the United States, report that about 50 percent said it would be acceptable if some of their clients who abused alcohol wanted to …
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