Concern Over Highly Addictive Painkiller

Concern over highly addictive painkiller
More Amercians are now using prescription medication than heroin, cocaine and ecstacy combined. An alternative to morphine, oxycodone is highly … The information toolkit designed to curb oxycodone use outside hospitals says GPs should tell patients … Read more on TVNZ

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OnTrack offers 16 beds for residential drug treatment, two for youths 18 and younger. Priority is given to pregnant women, intravenous drug users, Department of Human Services-referred cases and Drug Court patients. Addictions Recovery Center in … Read more on Mail Tribune

Addiction Advances Haven't Made AA Obsolete — Yet
Mark Willenbring, director of treatment and recovery research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, said the brain studies need to be “taken with a grain of salt.” “Most of … In the wild, you don't see rodents being drunk or … Read more on Pacific Standard