Prescription Take-Back Day Calls Attention to Drug Abuse

Prescription Take-Back Day Calls Attention to Drug Abuse
It's part of a nationwide effort by the Drug Enforcement Agency to educate the public about the potential for prescription drug abuse. Prescription medication can either help you or hurt you. It all depends on how and when it's used. "One person every … Read more on WSIL TV

Prescription drug abuse hits newborn babies hard
The consequences of drug addiction can carry a heavy toll for the tiniest people: newborn babies who suffer from withdrawal. In the neonatal intensive care unit, health professionals see firsthand a product of alarming increases in prescription opioid … Read more on Gainesville Times

Is Sugar a Drug? Addiction Explained
A 2011 study found that the brains of people with "food addiction" reacted to junk food the same way that the brains of people with drug addictions react to drugs. But just because junk foods and drugs may activate the same area of the brain does not … Read more on LiveScience.com