drug overdose deaths

Oregon 21st Among States in Drug Overdose Deaths

...  21st Among States In Drug Overdose Deaths Deaths from prescription drug abuse now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine combined — according to a national study released Monday by the Trust for America's Health. Prescription drugs. FDA.gov. Prescription drugs.… Continue reading

Loud Voices and Deaf Ears

...  voices and deaf ears For example, the National Treatment Agency, shortly before it was shut down in May, proudly boasted of the fact that the number of crack-cocaine and heroin addicts in Britain has fallen below 300,000 for the… Continue reading

CATCH-UP CONFIDENTIAL: Tom Hanks Has Diabetes, Alec Baldwin Still Hates

...  he had symptoms of the illness since he was 36, and that doctors have now confirmed that he has the life-long condition. He said: "I went to the doctors and they said, 'You know those high blood sugar …… Continue reading

Opioid Prescriptions and Addictions Are on the Rise in the U.S.

...  Prescriptions And Addictions Are On The Rise In The U.S. “By 2008,” wrote the Hopkins team, “the annual number of fatal drug poisonings surpassed those of motor vehicle deaths and overdose deaths attributable to prescription drugs exceeded those of… Continue reading

9th District Legislators Push for Vote on Drug-Dealing Bill

...  District legislators push for vote on drug-dealing bill So far for the year there have now been 89 drug overdose deaths Ocean County and 75 in Atlantic County. In a letter to Senate … Currently, drug dealers who distribute… Continue reading

Bel Marra Health Reports on New Research Revealing Rising Rates of

...  Marra Health Reports on New Research Revealing Rising Rates of … If conservative prevention and treatment options fail and prescription painkiller medication is the only remaining option, patient education is a critical step that doctors need to take in… Continue reading