Prescription Drug Addiction: One Woman’s Story
Prescription Drug Addiction: One Woman’s Story – Stacy, a 39-year old Traverse City woman, tells the compelling story of her journey from a normal life as a college-educated doctor’s wife and mother of three, to the dark world of prescription drug addiction and abuse. Follow Stacy’s story, and find out what finally made her seek treatment and get clean. In 2007, 16.3 million Americans age 12 and older took prescription pain relivers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives for non-medical purposes.* Prescription drug abouse is a real and growing problem in northern Michigan and across the country. * Nidamed 4/20/09 www.munsonhealthcare.org/behavioralhealth
Undercurrent of RX drug abuse in the Little Falls case …
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Whether or not it has anything to do with the murder of two teenagers in Little Falls, the case has a noticeable undercurrent: prescription drug use and abuse by teens. If you've been following the stories about the killings of two teens – shot by the …
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OxyContin generic approval proceeds in Canada
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For all the miracle stories of tiny preemies who survive, the sad reality is that scientists know far too little about what triggers premature birth and how to prevent it. And despite some recent progress, the U.S. has a far…Full Story … of the …
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