Prescription Drug Use at Root of Many Utah Addictions and Deaths

Published October 22, 2013

Prescription drug use at root of many Utah addictions and deaths
A new report by Trust for America's Health entitled "Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic," found overdose and addiction rates have doubled since 1999, now outnumbering heroin and cocaine deaths combined. Approximately 50 Americans … Read more on El Estándar

Drug use on the rise in Vietnam
Methadone, a substitution therapy used to treat opioid dependence, helps assuage withdrawal symptoms for heroin addiction and prevent the spread of HIV among injecting drug users. 14,000 drug users have got benefit from methadone treatment program in … Read more on Thanh Nien Daily

Linda Ronstadt's Parkinson's Disease Caused By Cocaine Abuse
RD is mostly related to environmental factors in addition to genetics, but in Linda's case, it was probably the cocaine use that was most instrumental in causing the disease. Linda also suffered from the disease for eight years without knowing what was … Read more on Celebrity Dirty Laundry