Addiction, Prescribed
... prescribed Filed under: how is cocaine addictive The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that approximately 15,000 people die each year from overdosing on prescription painkillers, amounting to more deaths than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined. This number… Continue reading
Mother of Heroin Addict to Host Public Awareness Forum in Northbrook
... her teenage daughter's life — transforming her from a warm and loving girl to an addict now serving a four-month sentence in a Cook County correctional drug treatment program. The long-time Glenview resident is … Read more on Chicago… Continue reading
Guest Column: The New Drug Problem
... Commercial Appeal New approaches in the treatment of alcohol dependence Filed under: cocaine abusers For instance, cocaine users display significantly poorer ability to inhibit their behavioural responses compared to healthy controls (Fillmore & Rush, 2002). Active inhibition is… Continue reading
Downers Grove Police to Host Heroin Forum
... of Redemption Filed under: cocaine relapse 1 overall draft pick in 1999, falls under the sway of crack and cocaine; abandons his wife and daughters; gets clean; gets acquainted with God; and in a semi-damaged, heavily tattooed state, leads… Continue reading
N.J. Attorney General: Prescribed Drugs Kill More Than Heroin and Cocaine
... attorney general: Prescribed drugs kill more than heroin and cocaine Filed under: addicted to cocaine He also told the story of a young man given pain killers for a broken arm, who progressed from taking the drug becoming addicted,… Continue reading
Portsmouth Hospital Sees 'Huge Influx' of Heroin Overdoses
... overdose A toxicology report from the Illinois Crime Laboratory showed “high traces” of heroin, cocaine and alcohol in the system of Casey Dale Walker, 22, according to a news release from St. Charles police. The coroner's office classified the… Continue reading