Local hospitals want piece of B windfall
Invited partners include St. Elizabeth, Rome Memorial, Upstate Cerebral Palsy and Conifer Park, an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility in Schenectady. The Mohawk Valley Health System – Faxton St. Luke's and St. Elizabeth — and the Utica … Read more on Utica Observer Dispatch

Prescription drug use, abuse
Deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses, many in combination with other prescription drugs like benzodiazepines, quadrupled in the United States to 16,651 in 2010 from 4,030 in 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more on Worcester Telegram

Experts: 'killer heroin' may be something else
He's a co-founder of SARPH Pa., a substance abuse recovery program for pharmacists and pharmacy students and a marketing director for Gaudenzia, a nonprofit drug treatment center. To understand why a potentially deadly kind of heroin would attract … Read more on The Intelligencer

Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselor Training Now Online at Cazenovia …
Cazenovia College logo. Cazenovia College is one of only two colleges in New York State approved to offer the 350 hours of Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor education and training completely in an online format. Cazenovia, NY (PRWEB … Read more on PR Web (press release)

The Music Hall showing eye-opening film about drug abuse
Holmes, a practicing pediatrician in St. Albans, Vt., had been focusing on substance and prescription drug abuse for several years after a 16-year-old boy he knew came into his office asking for help with his pain killer addiction, according to O'Brien … Read more on Seacoastonline.com

Drug Abuse Prevalent in Healthcare Industry
Michael Meriweather is a counselor and says the effects of healthcare experts abusing drugs can be devastating. "If you're impaired you can give the wrong medicine to someone, you can give cause yourself a lot of harm professionally, and the person you … Read more on WTVC

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, ND attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target homes of the recently … Read more on WDAY

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington say these life-saving drug therapies are underutilized because of the widespread misperception within the medical community that drug abuse medications replace one addiction … Read more on Voice of America

What do prescription drugs do to the body?

Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses
One in five college students have admitted during national surveys to using prescription drugs without having a prescription, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. At the UofA, three arrests for prescription drug abuse occurred between Jan. Read more on The Arkanas Traveller

Got Drugs? National Drug Takeback Day is this Saturday, April 26
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country. In Washington State 11% of teens use prescription medicines for non-medical reasons – a rate among the highest in the nation. Over half of teens abusing medicines get them from … Read more on The B-Town Blog (blog)

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Riggenbach stated The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is an initiative that addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of … Read more on Times Bulletin

Question by pl9864: What are some songs about overcoming addiction?
I’ve struggled with alcohol addiction the majority of my life.Now that I’ve been sober for a while I’d like to find some inspirational songs.

Best answer:

Answer by C
I feel you.
I would look into some Godsmack or Eminem

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Helping to break the chains of addiction for drug users
For a group of recovering drug addicts, the concept of being “normal” is completely alien. And it took coming together and realising they were not alone that finally put them on the road to recovery. The three, Stuart, Steve and G, have many things in … Read more on Blackpool Gazette

Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
Brennan, who had tried the drug a few times before, increasingly used it instead of prescription drugs. Soon, he was hooked, and found himself constantly fighting withdrawal, the dope sickness that drove him to search for more and more heroin. Just … Read more on Washington Post

Emmanuel House offers safe haven to recovering addicts
GAYLORD — Barbara Morgan opened Emmanuel House in March. It is a transitional living home for women recovering from addiction. Emmanuel House is a faith-based program, but Morgan welcomes women of any or no faith who want safe passage as … Read more on Petoskey News-Review

Question by : i need a rebuttal for legalizing all drugs?
drugs such as Cocain marijuana and things of that nature

Best answer:

Answer by Yirmiyahu
Read the essay entitled, “The Ethics of Addiction” by Dr. Thomas Szasz. He starts from the World Health Organization’s definition of addiction to show that drug use (or abuse) is an ethical matter. As with all ethical matters, they should be addressed by a society’s mores. For example, liquor cannot be purchased or consumed by individuals unless they are of a legal age. Prescription drugs cannot be purchased or sold without a legal prescription from a licensed physician.

Consequently, one could argue that certain drugs could be too harmful to society to be permitted.

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Senate panel on drug abuse sets hearing in Berkshires
The Senate Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment Options is inviting testimony from law enforcement officials, district attorneys, sheriffs, police and fire officials, health centers, treatment providers, medical professionals, family advocates … Read more on Berkshire Eagle

Heroin: Relatively cheap, drug's use is rising on Whidbey
by JESSIE STENSLAND, Whidbey News-Times Co-editor; Apr 18, 2014 at 3:44PM. Once considered a drug for rock stars and hardcore users, heroin has gained a troubling prominence on Whidbey Island, as it has in many communities across the nation. Read more on Whidbey News-Times

AG's office targets new illicit drug use
CARTERVILLE — State prosecutors are contending with drugs that are being widely abused — synthetics, heroin and illicit prescription drugs, Attorney General Lisa Madigan said. Madigan was the luncheon speaker Thursday during the 11th Annual Southern … Read more on The Southern

What's the best way to treat doctors on drugs? #tellusatoday
More than 100,000 health professionals across the country struggle with drug abuse or addiction. They are rarely caught, putting the lives of their patients in danger, a USA TODAY investigation revealed. We asked our followers on Twitter what should be … Read more on USA TODAY

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