Dr. Harry L. Leider on the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

Dr. Harry L. Leider on the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Harry L. Leider, MD, MBA, FACPE, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Ameritox medication monitoring solutions, discusses the epidemic of prescri…

CDC: Makers of e-cigarettes, little cigars target kids

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New types of cigarettes and tobacco threaten to addict a new generation of kids, in spite of the country's overall progress against smoking, said Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I really worry … About 16% of …
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Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse

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Statistics reflect only part of what has become a human tragedy. “People are … His son, Michael, 20, addicted to painkillers and other prescription drugs from treatment for Crohn's disease, killed himself in 2011 in the family's North Buffalo home …
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Kavango teen pregnancy rate increases

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Haingura said alcohol and drug abuse, poverty and lack of sex education are some of the reasons for the high teenage pregnancy rate. She informed the youth about reproductive health and family planning counseling offered by the clinics in the region.
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