Posts Tagged ‘Prescription Drug Addiction’
Florida Cracks Down on Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction
December 7, 2011
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 [...]
China Fights Drug Addiction by Arresting 12,000+
November 18, 2011
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 [...]
Did Conrad Murray Verdict Set A Precedent For Medically Induced Addiction?
November 7, 2011
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 [...]
Prescription Drug Addiction at the Turn of the Century and Today
October 21, 2011
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 [...]
New White House Policy Targets Prescription Drug Addiction
September 30, 2011
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. [...]
NM Public Regulation Commissioner Admits to Drug Addiction – But Won’t Resign
September 19, 2011
Drug addiction and drug abuse scandals among politicians are not uncommon. What is uncommon is the politician who boldly agrees that he has a drug addiction – but adamantly holds his position and refuses to resign. A public regulation commissioner in New Mexico, Jerome Block [...]
Prescription Drug Rehab: Are You Addicted to Your Medication?
August 12, 2011
You went to the doctor with a chronic pain issue: your back, the recurrence of an old injury, an acute injury caused by an accident or surgery. The prescription you got worked in the beginning, but then you needed a higher dosage in order to [...]
Denver Doctor Charged with Illegal Oxycodone Distribution
July 27, 2011
There are at least three patients of one Denver osteopath who died of an oxycodone overdose after developing an addiction to their oxycodone prescription. Dr. Kevin Clemmer was the prescribing physician, though he has not been charged with the deaths of those three patients, he [...]
Newlywed Groom Charged in NY Pharmacy Shooting
July 18, 2011
Even when the most amazing things are happening in life –a new marriage, a new baby, a job promotion – drug addiction doesn’t care. When an active drug addiction is an issue, it’s almost impossible to avoid making really terrible, potentially life changing decisions. David [...]
Prescription Drug Addiction: Not Just a Problem in the US
June 3, 2011
Prescription drug addiction is a huge problem in every region of the United States. Rural areas and urban areas, men and women, young and old – there is no group or culture or geographic location in our country that is safe from the rapidly growing [...]
