Prescription Pain Pills Lead to Addiction

August 27th, 2010

More info…New research suggests addiction often begins with legitimate use of prescription medications. University of Buffalo physicians quizzed 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification and learned that 31 of the patients first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain. Another 24 began with a friends leftover prescription pills or pilfered from a parents medicine [...]

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Prescription Pain Pills Lead to Addiction

August 26th, 2010

More info…New research suggests addiction often begins with legitimate use of prescription medications. University of Buffalo physicians quizzed 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification and learned that 31 of the patients first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain. Another 24 began with a friends leftover prescription pills or pilfered from a parents medicine [...]

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Going Back to School Met with Mixed Emotions

August 25th, 2010

More info…MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 25 / Christian Newswire / — Millions of students at all grade levels, from elementary to high school to college, will head back to school — and many times this is met with mixed emotions. addiction help Share and Enjoy:

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Prescription opioids can be gate way to illicit drug addiction: Study

August 24th, 2010

More info…Thirty-one of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification told University at Buffalo physicians they first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain. Another 24 began with a friend’s left-over prescription pills or pilfered from a parent’s medicine cabinet. The remaining 20 patients said they got hooked on street drugs. meth help Share and [...]

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Drug Addicts Get Hooked Via Prescriptions, Keep Using ‘To Feel Like A Better Person’

August 23rd, 2010

More info…If you want to know how people become addicted and why they keep using drugs, ask the people who are addicted. Thirty-one of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification told University at Buffalo physicians they first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain. Another 24 began with a friend’s left-over prescription pills or [...]

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