Speaking at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta overnight, US Surgeon General Dr Jerome Adams issued his office’s first national public health advisory in 13 years. Dr Adams … Vancover police posted this photo to social media to highlight the opioid crisis across the North America.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration was formed in 1973, but the history of drugs and drug abuse in America stretches back to the days when opiates were commonly used in children’s medicine and cocaine gave Coca-Cola its kick. That’s the story the DEA Museum tells, inside an anonymous office …
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After the birth, social worker Traci Schank arranged for Swartz to go to Volunteers of America’s Fresh Start Recovery Center, which provides residential addiction treatment for pregnant women and mothers with young children. The treatment program has been a godsend for Swartz, who lives with other …
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The testing menu for drugs of abuse is used to monitor both illicit and prescription drugs in cases of suspected abuse. It includes tests used to monitor and treat opioid addiction and those used to check levels of pain medication. “This new agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific will help us meet …
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This same sense of emergency, concern, safety, and action isn’t being carried out in the African-American community. In our communities, most people are unaware that a major drug addiction crisis is on the horizon, if not already in full-bloom. In our neighborhoods, heroin distribution and addiction are …
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