Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 6

Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 6 – Dr. Harry Haroutunian, Physician Director of Betty Ford Center, talks about how alcoholism and addiction affect the entire family.

Feds: Ex-doctor prescribed drugs to possible abusers

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

Judge Celeste Bremer allowed Twyner to remain free on his promise to appear for future court hearings. The doctor surrendered his state medical license in July, after the Iowa Board of Medicine accused him of loosely prescribing addictive drugs to …
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Fun Run brings attention to drug abuse

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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – While Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune's children have spent the week learning about a drug-free life through Red Ribbon Week, MCCS' Resilience Education gave adults a chance to promote the week and learn about drug abuse through the …
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Prescription-med abuse tapering?

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A survey conducted by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found a 14 percent decrease in non-medical use of prescription drugs by teens and young adults between 2010 and 2011, according to California Watch. The survey …
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