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Category: News   Tags: , prescription drug abuse prevention After months and years of bad news about an epidemic of prescription drug abuse in the U.S., the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has some good news to share. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is part of HHS and has recently […]

Category: News   Tags: , ADHD medication abuse, awareness, prescription drug abuse prevention According to health officials, between five and 11 percent of American kids have the condition attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder – ADHD. Now, a study performed by the prestigious American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that children who are diagnosed with the condition

Description: Prescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin are abused by people who simply want to get high. Painkiller Abusers Turning Into Heroin Addicts Category: News   Tags: heroin, prescription painkiller abuse The epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse has been going on for decades. As doctors overprescribed these highly addictive narcotics, millions of people succumbed to a

Category: News   Tags: , prescription painkiller abuse The explosion of addiction to prescription drugs has largely been dominated by abuse of prescription painkillers. The drug OxyContin has been the favorite of prescription drug users for several years, but has recently been dethroned by another powerful opioid named Opana. News from around the country shows that

Category: News   Tags: , prescription painkiller abuse, teen prescription drug abuse The rise of the popularity of prescription drugs has led many experts to wonder if the regulations surrounding those medications need to be heightened. Emergency departments are reporting high numbers of overdose cases involving medications prescribed for pain, anxiety or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Category: Facts   Tags: , teen prescription drug abuse The number of teens abusing prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is troubling. The motivations for abusing these drugs are often noble: Teens want to be able to stay up longer to study or to get a paper finished, for example.  But the consequences are

Description: Follow specific disposal instructions on the drug label. Take advantage of community drug take-back programs that allow the public to bring unused drugs to a central location for proper disposal. Teens Get Prescription Drugs From Friends, Family Category: Facts   Tags: prescription drug abuse prevention, prescription drug disposal, teen prescription drug abuse The American prescription

Category: Facts   Tags: , ADHD medication abuse Most drug abuse occurs because the substance produces euphoric effects for the user that they want to repeat as frequently as possible. Steroids are a notable exception to this rule, commonly being abused out of a desire to “bulk up” or otherwise improve physical appearance. Although the purpose

Category: News   Tags: , prescription drug abuse prevention If you’ve read up on the prescription drug addiction epidemic and decided it isn’t something you need to worry about, it may be time to reevaluate. Your teen could be among the one in five adolescents who report abusing prescription drugs to get high. A children’s health

Category: News   Tags: , Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse It can be both confusing and heartbreaking when you begin to suspect that someone you love may have become addicted to alcohol or drugs. Sometimes the indicators of an addiction to alcohol or drugs are obvious, but sometimes they are more subtle. The latter is especially