Foundation awarded grant to study best ways to treat pain, combat drug abuse
Challenging health care providers in West Virginia is the issue of how to treat chronic pain without leading to prescription drug abuse. Once a person has been on chronic pain medication for three months, he or she is technically a chronic pain … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

Biocorrx Hits A High Note With Opioid Addiction Treatment
Publicly-listed BioCorRx (OTCQB: BICX) is an addiction treatment and rehabilitation company on the leading edge of substance in alcohol and substance abuse treatment. BioCorRx is known for its Start Fresh Program that combines life-coaching services … Read more on SmallCap Network

Overcoming Prescription Drug Abuse

In Missoula County evidence locker, potentially deadly prescription drugs pile up
“The biggest problem we have to overcome is, 'It's just a pill,' ” said Chrestenson. There's the perception that “it's safe. It's prescribed by a … By comparison, prescription drug abuse looks almost wholesome. “When I first started” as a police … Read more on Ravalli Republic

Pacifico Reflections: Interpersonal credits
A more serious example is an employer's patience and cooperation with an employee who is struggling to overcome a substance abuse problem. In both cases there is credit: someone is granting space, demonstrating a level of understanding, and showing … Read more on Evening Sun (subscription)

Scorsese vs. Scorsese: Tales of Two Dreamers
The Wolf of Wall Street was adapted by Terence Winter from Jordan Belfort's memoir about his hedonistic days as a lawless and drug-abusing stockbroker. Hugo, on the other hand, was adapted by John Logan from Brian Selznick's children's book The … Read more on PopMatters

Sobriety center would be a smart step toward decriminalizing public …
Whether the problem is substance abuse or simply a night out to celebrate a 21st birthday, arresting people who for being publicly intoxicated does not solve any issue. Travis County is taking a step in the right direction by moving toward … Read more on UT The Daily Texan

Rutgers responds to NJ heroin problem
“In 2012, there were more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or certified substance abuse treatment programs due to prescription drug abuse, an increase of 200 percent over the past five years and nearly 700 percent over the past decade,” the … Read more on RU Daily Targum

Life-saving overdose antidote may become easy to buy
The current draft of the bill calls for buyers to receive some counseling on drug treatment programs and education about how to recognize an overdose. Pharmacists … Her husband, she explained, sometimes mixes pain medications with alcohol. Wally said … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Question by Joe: Is this illegal “Lie online about an “addiction” and tell them you need money for rehab?
Is this illegal “Lie online about an “addiction” and tell them you need money for rehab and ask them to send you money?”

Best answer:

Answer by Sara
of course because it is stealing…

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New Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Asks: What are the Most Addictive …
“Many people still believe that drug abuse and drug addiction only refer to illicit drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and so on,” commented Best Drug Rehabilitation's CEO Per Wickstrom. “However, there is a prescription drug abuse problem happening in our … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott work through marriage problems on 'True Tori'
After weeks of rumors and no comment from the couple, McDermott went to rehab. Now Spelling and … The filming began earlier this month and includes some very raw footage of the couple working through Dean McDermott's sex addiction. Both Tori … Read more on Examiner.com

Report: Knicks considering signing Lamar Odom
Last summer, he was under significant scrutiny for what was reportedly a drug addiction. He was not signed this season, eventually going to Spain. He returned to the United States recently to rehab an injury. Would Odom help the Lakers? Usually this is … Read more on CBSSports.com

Question by kieshyiah: Vicodin vs Codeine vs Percocet ..?
Which is more addictive? My friend was on Vicodin and was afraid he would get addicted, so the doctor switched him to Codeine. I always thought Codeine was more addictive? Would Percocet be a good alternative that would take care of the pain (Shoulder Impingement Syndrome) without the addiction and withdrawals? Any help would be appreciated?
I just found out its not ‘Codeine’ its Tylenol 3 with Codeine. Just to amend that.

Best answer:

Answer by gaston8291
Vicodin is hydrocodone and is a schedule 3 narcotic…it is addictive but always has a NSAIS in it like APAP, ibprofen or another over the counter pain drug, that is used to make sure people don’t abuse it (take 5 instead of one) but some still do..percocet is oxycodone a schedule 2 narcotic with APAP (acetaminophen) aka tylenol, Codeine is the base drug that they above two are used to manufacture….it is in the smae class schedule as oxycodone andthe schedules are used toi classify potential dangers of abuse…

These drugs taken properly can casue physical dependence meaningthe body would go through wthdrawal without it’s use that is the nature of opiates adn the doctor should properly ween someone off opiates..dependence differs from “addiction” addiction is the psychological urge to take more than needed or more the RUSH, BUZZ, etc instead of the pain management effects..and there is a luadry list of behaviors assocated with it…..

If he is concerned with opaite addiction, there is gabapentin or tramamdol which is less addicting and good for some types of pain..
Best of luck………

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Substance abuse forum comes to Collin College
“I think that the main thing is that parents are afraid to talk to their kids because they're afraid to open the window to their own drug use or experimentation,” Baker said. “I'm brutally honest. It's OK to tell your kids that you experimented … Read more on Star Local Media

Tom Hardy – Tom Hardy: 'Drug Abuse Nearly Killed Me'
British actor Tom Hardy is convinced he is lucky to be alive after battling drug addiction. The Dark Knight Rises star fell into a downward spiral of alcohol, illegal substance abuse and criminal behaviour in his youth before kicking his addictions in … Read more on Contactmusic.com

Jackson's heroin problem persists, fueled by prescription drug abuse …
He and others have gained some ground, but the problem persists in Jackson and elsewhere, affecting people across a broad spectrum of classes and circumstances. “It's not going away,” Michigan State Police Detective Lt. Dave Cook said of the drug. Read more on MLive.com

Question by superchick30823: Help with creative names for organs of the digestion system?
I need to make a creative story for my biology class in which food takes a trip through the digestion system. I need help thinking of names for the places throughout the digestive system. (ex: Mouth Rushmore)
Here are the organs/places I need help with:
~esophagus
~stomach
~small intestine
~large intestine
~anus
~pancreas
~liver
~gall bladder

any help would be appreciated! =] Thanks!!

Best answer:

Answer by Katy W
My anatomy teacher tends to call most of that “the food tube”
Stomach “the acid lake”
small intestine “villi villa” because of those finger looking projections that absorb nutrients
large intestine “the body’s sewers”
liver “detox center” because it cleans toxins from the blood
pancreas “mission control center” because it sends out hormones that control some digestive functions

Sorry I didn’t come up with names for all of them, but I hope at least one of these helps.

What do you think? Answer below!

STEPHENSON: Nova Scotia doctors need to confront prescription drug abuse
In a 2013 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said of the 38,000 people who died that year from overdoses, 78 per cent were accidental and 60 per cent involved prescription painkillers. The problem in Canada — with the second … Read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca

Heroin Rise in Corpus Christi
Many of the calls range from people wanting to get on a detox program or wanting to join a 12 step program. … If you know someone who is struggling with Heroin addiction there are a couple different recovery centers in Corpus Christi that can help. Read more on KRIS Corpus Christi News

Hero Inside: Fairview Heights rapper takes aim at heroin addiction
"I've done research and, according to detox centers, the Midwest is one of the highest-ranking places. "The reality of it all is we're still learning ourselves about the mentality of addiction and everything that goes along with it." At a glance. What … Read more on Belleville News Democrat