Category: Prescription Drug Addiction

Prescription drugs are expensive, and they’re also increasingly more difficult to get. Those who are addicted to narcotic pain relievers like OxyContin, Percocet, Lortab and others must become more and more creative in order to maintain their addictions with their pill of choice. For some, [...]

Who would ever think in upscale communities in Charlotte, NC and Columbus, OH that over the last five years the black tar heroin trade has been on the rise not in the back alleys, but in the parking lots of ritzy shopping centers and streets [...]

Scioto County ranks as one of the highest in Ohio in terms of drug abuse, incidence of disease caused or related to drug abuse and addiction, drug-related crime, and a number of other drug-related issues, according to a new state epidemiological study. Lisa Roberts is [...]

According to reports, 22 people were arrested in Florida recently – a group that includes pharmacists and doctors – in a statewide attempt to stop prescription drug abuse, a problem that has run rampant in Florida and across the country in recent years. In recent [...]

Recently, China’s Ministry of Public Security arrested about 12,125 people as a part of a countrywide initiative to break up the Internet drug rings that provide the country with a large portion of its illegal drugs. Early this year, Chinese authorities discovered that a large [...]

Babies born to mothers who are dependent upon drugs or alcohol often have their own issues with addiction. It’s a problem that is extreme in the state of Florida and one that local officials are working to remedy as best they can. Specifically, Attorney General [...]

Many people cheered inside and outside the courtroom as Conrad Murray was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of Michael Jackson. However, others watched worried that this verdict may set a precedent that will result in fear for current and future doctors, perhaps even [...]

The conundrum of addiction is that, in most cases, an addict knows what decision they “should” make regarding drugs and alcohol – that is, they should avoid them or drink only in moderation – nevertheless, they are repeatedly compelled to make choices that often carry [...]

Prescription drug addiction is not a new problem, though it has increased in severity in the past decade. Ever since doctors have been giving medications to patients for the treatment of different ailments, prescribed drugs have been abused and people have developed addictions as a [...]

The White House has stepped up with a 2011 National Drug Control Strategy in an effort to shift the direction of the “war on drugs” in this country. The new strategy views drug abuse as a public health threat and addiction as a treatable illness. [...]