Prescription Pills Addiction

As pill mills fade away, heroin fills the void
MiamiHerald.com
In some ways, the scale of the prescription pill problem took us all by surprise,'' said Pat Castillo, vice president of the United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse. “We had been promoting the prescription drug monitoring system for ...

Prescription drug addiction: an equal-opportunity disease
NBC Montana
Greg's an open book as he talks to NBC Montana, speaking about his former life as a logger and his current life as a recovering opiate addict. “I got injured in 1990. That was when I was first prescribed pain pills, and one thing led to another,” said ...

Gaps in prescription drug abuse treatment exist despite Missoula effort
The Missoulian
The Prescription for Addiction series is the first project in a partnership between the Missoulian and KECI-TV intended to bring to our audiences the journalistic skills and expertise of our combined newsrooms. Over the past several ... It treats adult ...
Pharmacists are often on the front line against prescription drug abuseHelena Independent Record

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Us Magazine
Pete Wentz Talks Ashlee Simpson Divorce, Pill Addiction, Paranoia
Us Magazine
... Wentz's problems intensified when his marriage to Ashlee Simpson ended in 2011. The rocker began abusing prescription pills Xanax and Klonopin, which are primarily used to treat anxiety. "I was probably physically and mentally addicted," Wentz reveals.
Pete Wentz Talks Ashlee Simpson Divorce, Prescription Drug Abuse: "It Spiraled"E! Online
Ashlee Simpson's Ex Pete Wentz Admits He Was Addicted To Pills!PerezHilton.com
' I was scared of everything ' : Pete Wentz reveals how divorce from Ashlee ...Daily Mail
Enstarz -Belfast Telegraph
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WCHS-TV8
Documentary 'Oxyana' stirs Oceana residents to vow fight against prescription ...
The Republic
OCEANA, West Virginia — Some Oceana residents are upset over the portrayal of their southern West Virginia town in a documentary about prescription pill abuse. The film "Oxyana" chronicles the lives of townspeople addicted to Oxycontin. Filmed by Sean ...
Oceana Residents Upset With Documentary's Portrayal Of TownWCHS-TV8

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Panel Addresses Prescription Drug Abuse in Rockland County
Patch.com
Once you start with the pills, it's not a matter of if, it's when you will become addicted to heroin." The use of prescription drugs often leads to the use of heroin, which is much cheaper. "The big problem we're seeing in suburban areas is the ...

The Aggie
Drug initiative in Davis targets unused prescription pills
The Aggie
To curb prescription drug abuse, the Davis Police Department (DPD) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have collaboratively held pill collection events to encourage the public to dispose their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medication.
Fond du Lac area collects 1000 pounds of drugsFond du Lac Reporter

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ABC News
Urban Outfitters under fire for glasses shaped like prescription pill bottles
Fox News
"Combined with alcohol, the misuse and abuse of prescription medications can be deadly, making the Urban Outfitter Rx pint and shot glasses and flasks even more disturbing." Conway said prescription drugs are now the leading cause of accidental death ...
Urban Outfitters under fire for selling shot glasses and flasks made to look ...Daily Mail
Urban Outfitters accused of promoting prescription drug abuseKTNV Las Vegas
Local retailer catching heat for drinking-themed productsWVEC.com (subscription)
Cincinnati.com -The Inquisitr -MyFox Philadelphia
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In Missoula County evidence locker, potentially deadly prescription drugs pile up
Helena Independent Record
People who abuse prescription drugs swipe them from medicine cabinets, buy them on the black market, troll online pharmacies or hold up drugstores. The results, too often, are addiction, imprisonment, death. Prescription drugs claim an increasing ...

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CollegeNews
Urban Outfitters Raises Concerns About Prescription Drug Abuse, Passages ...
PR Web (press release)
“Prescription medication abuse is something we've had to become all too familiar with at Passages,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Center. “There is a common misconception that if a doctor prescribes something, it automatically ...
Urban Outfitters under fire for Rx-related productsYahoo! Movies (blog)
Congressman wants shot glasses removed from storesLexington Herald Leader
Urban Outfitters: Retailers of ControversyCollegeNews

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In Missoula County evidence locker, potentially deadly prescription drugs pile up
The Missoulian
People who abuse prescription drugs swipe them from medicine cabinets, buy them on the black market, troll online pharmacies or hold up drugstores. The results, too often, are addiction, imprisonment, death. Prescription drugs claim an increasing ...

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Southern Indiana lawmakers laud passage of bill to curb prescription drug abuse
The Courier-Journal
... clinics that prescribe, dispense or administer controlled substances to obtain a state Controlled Substance Registration for each facility they own in Indiana, if they aren't already registered with the state. “Pill mills contribute to the ...
Zoeller praises local lawmakers for bills that increase regulation of pill millsEvening News and Tribune

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Prescription abuse grows on UM campus, tracking general population - Missoulian
The Missoulian
Mike Frost, interim director for counseling services at the University of Montana's Curry Health Center, said abuse of prescription drugs on campus is likely no higher than it is in the general population. But according to the National Institute on ...

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Prescription abuse grows on UM campus, tracking general population
Ravalli Republic
Mike Frost, interim director for counseling services at the University of Montana's Curry Health Center, said abuse of prescription drugs on campus is likely no higher than it is in the general population. But according to the National Institute on ...

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Prescription abuse grows on UM campus, tracking general population
Ravalli Republic
Mike Frost, interim director for counseling services at the University of Montana's Curry Health Center, said abuse of prescription drugs on campus is likely no higher than it is in the general population. But according to the National Institute on ...

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New York Daily News
Clinton to fight prescription drug abuse
New York Daily News
The Clinton Foundation initiative is especially aimed at 18- to 26-year-olds who abuse prescription drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin or stimulants such as Adderall. Overdoses from these drugs currently kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined.
Former president declares war on prescription drug abusePortsmouth Daily Times
Bill Clinton and John Sexton Think You Should Lay Off The Adderall During FinalsNYU Local

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Pickens County rallies against prescription drug abuse
Greenville News
Chad Brooks with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office said a lot of drug abuse can start in the teenage years. “It's a popular misconception, especially among teenagers, that since it's a pill prescribed by a physician then it must be OK, it won't hurt ...

Prescription drug abuse: A 'silent epidemic' - Independent Record
Helena Independent Record
For a while, she smoked weed and used meth and pills daily. She knew the dangers of meth. “Not even once,” she said, parroting the theme of the Montana Meth Project's in-your-face ads. But when it came to pills, not so much. Prescription drug abuse ...

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Prescription drug abuse a 'silent epidemic' in Montana - The Billings Gazette
Billings Gazette
For a while, she smoked weed and used meth and pills daily. She knew the dangers of meth. “Not even once,” she said, parroting the theme of the Montana Meth Project's in-your-face ads. But when it came to pills, not so much. Prescription drug abuse ...

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Prescription drug abuse a constant battle in Tenn.
Knoxville News Sentinel
"The pain medication business has just exploded," says Goudy, noting that non-legitimate consumers include dealers as well as addicts. "Lortab is the No. 1 abused prescription drug in Shelby County. I can get a prescription that costs 37 cents a pill ...