FOX 26 Melissa Wilson Interviews Dr. Michael Sprintz on Prescription Drug Addiction
FOX 26 Melissa Wilson Interviews Dr. Michael Sprintz on Prescription Drug Addiction – Melissa Wilson, Health Reporter for FOX 26 News in Houston, Texas, interviews Dr. Michael Sprintz of Memorial Hermann’s PARC (Prevention & Recovery Center) a…
Veterans Administration Accused Of Over-Medicating War Veterans; Many Now …
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Accused of overmedicating soldiers returning from war, the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) has been directed by Congress to reassess how doctors prescribe dangerously addictive painkillers. Congressmen on the U.S. House Veterans' Affairs … a …
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Who can tell me not to abuse drugs?
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"The public health and safety threat we face from the abuse of prescription drugs is indisputable, and these data show the increasing need for treatment," said Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, in a release. Of …
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This drug could make a huge dent in heroin addiction. So why isn't it used more?
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Much of my public-health research has concerned measures to reduce the social and health harms related to the misuse of heroin, prescription painkillers, and related drugs. (BRIAN STAUFFER FOR THE … This is a major challenge and opportunity in the …
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