Keep Prescription Drugs Secure From Teens: Expert
Keep Prescription Drugs Secure From Teens: Expert
FRIDAY, April 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Teens' addiction to prescription or over-the-counter drugs often begins when they have easy access to medications in their homes, an expert says. Many parents make a special effort to keep medications away …
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San Antonio area teen shares story of prescription painkiller abuse
IT'S THE WORST DRUG YOU CAN FIND. IT'S THE MOST ADDICTIVE DRUG. TYLER STARTED TAKING HYDROCODONE AFTER BREAKING HIS COLLARBONE. LATER HE GOT A PRESCRIPTION FOR OXYCONTIN. HIS THINKING WAS IT CAN'T BE …
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Jailed Colorado Pastor Has Substance Abuse Problem
Jailed Colorado pastor has substance abuse problem
DENVER — A lawyer for a street ministry pastor accused of posing as a U.S. Marshal and handcuffing and robbing a man he lured to a Denver motel told a judge Thursday that he has a substance abuse problem and wants to be released from jail so he can …
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Drug Might Help Heavy Drinkers Limit Their Booze
19, 2014 (HealthDay News) — An anti-epilepsy drug might help problem drinkers reduce their alcohol consumption, according to new research. The study of the drug topiramate (Topamax) included 138 heavy drinkers who were divided into two groups. About …
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Low-Dose Statins Good Option for Some Heart Patients: Study
Low-Dose Statins Good Option for Some Heart Patients: Study
10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A new analysis suggests that people at high risk for heart disease who can't take high-dose statin drugs to lower their cholesterol might benefit from a treatment combination that includes taking a low-dose statin …
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Hoffman among thousands of addiction victims
New York City medical examiners were conducting an autopsy on Hoffman's body Monday as investigators scrutinize evidence found in his apartment, including at least four dozen plastic packets, some confirmed to have contained heroin. His death … "Here …
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How Do You Find a Good Physician?
Question by love: How do you find a good Physician?
I went undiagnosed with Celiac for years, throwing up daily, weighed only 80 pounds, lost my hair, had horrible stomach aches, like I was going to die, nearly lost my job, couldn’t function, my life was hell.
The only reason I was diagnosed, was because I did research online, diagsosed myself, and insisted on a referral to a specialist for confirmation of my diagnosis, before starting my gluten-free diet treatment. Now I feel great, but I lost a couple years of life because no one in the medical community was listening to me.
Liquid Tamiflu for Kids in Short Supply
Liquid Tamiflu for Kids in Short Supply
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Manufacturing problems have created a shortage of the liquid form of Tamiflu, which is designed for young children who can't swallow capsules, U.S. health officials announced Wednesday. The drug's maker …
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Physician says teens are more 'promiscuous'
Guenther said “the community has adequate resources” for teens to seek help and contraceptives, but more focus is necessary for education and encouraging parents to get children vaccinated for the human papillomavirus, or HPV. There are a lot of …
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Substance–Abuse Treatment Often Tough to Find for Medicaid Patients
Substance–Abuse Treatment Often Tough to Find for Medicaid Patients
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Compared to elsewhere in the country, there are far fewer outpatient facilities in the U.S. South and Midwest that are able to help people on Medicaid who are battling alcohol or drug abuse, a new study finds.
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Reading Continues Fight Against Drug Abuse
The group reports that heroin is a prevalent issue among those battling addiction. Of 180 residents admitted for state substance abuse treatment, 59 percent were seeking treatment for heroin and other opiate misuse. The combination of Medford, Malden, …
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