Today Show: Phoenix House Client Talks Women and Prescription Drug Addiction

Published March 19, 2014

Today Show: Phoenix House Client Talks Women and Prescription Drug Addiction – Opiate overdose deaths are skyrocketing among women, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suzette, a Phoenix House cli…

Invisible Epidemic: Prescription Drugs Cause Most Overdoses

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

The C-D-C reports that 60 percent of drug overdoses, more than 22,000, were caused by prescription drugs. The majority of those deaths—around 75 percent— involved prescription opiates such as Oxycodone and Hydrocodone. The problem has become so …
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In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot is Seen

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

With everyone from federal health officials to Queens doctors calling prescription drug abuse an epidemic, numerous efforts have been launched across the country to tackle the deeply embedded problem that has resulted in drug-induced fatalities to …
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