Foundation to Educate About Heroin Use
Foundation to educate about heroin use
ENCINITAS — An Encinitas mother whose 21-year old son died of a heroin overdose started a foundation to fight drug abuse. Ian Brown died on Sept. 26 after taking heroin. He had been in… Continue reading
Methadone Reducing Drug Use in India
Methadone reducing drug use in India
Anti-addictive drug Methadone has been found to be effective in reducing drug use in India, says a study released on Thursday. Methadone is a drug that can be taken orally or injected. It helps… Continue reading
Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side
Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side
And the drug's problems have emboldened some insurers to limit coverage of the medication, which cost state Medicaid agencies at least $ 857 million over a three-year period through 2012, a New York Times… Continue reading
Special Programme on “World Drug Abuse Day” Part 1
Special Programme on “World Drug Abuse Day” Part 1 – “Maranathilekkunarunna Mayakkam”-Special Programme on World Drug Abuse Day.
Take Back Day fights prescription drug abuse
An Iowa City police car is crammed with bags of brightly colored prescription drugs.… Continue reading
Researchers Develop More Accurate Way to Calculate 'Bad' Cholesterol
Researchers Develop More Accurate Way To Calculate 'Bad' Cholesterol
… that we need to know about," Dr. Bonow explains. Finding out that one of these measures is out of whack may prompt your doctor to prescribe a cholesterol-lowering statin drug… Continue reading
Breaking Down the Shame: Jews and the Myth Around Addiction
Breaking down the shame: Jews and the myth around addiction
Breaking down the shame: Jews and the myth around addiction. As Jews in treatment challenge preconceptions around Jewish substance abuse, some groups turn to tradition to deal with the stigma.… Continue reading