Summit Confronts Prescription Drug Abuse

Summit confronts prescription drug abuse
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Somersworth 200 related deaths occured last year Local and state law enforcement, medical professionals, educators and interested parties came together last week to discuss strategies for tackling prescription and non-prescription drug abuse and the deaths they cause statewide. Friday's summit, "Responding to Our Community's Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic: A Call to Action," consisted of a …
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Food Addiction Is Real, Drug Expert Says
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Compare the proportion of obese people in America to those who are addicted to drugs and then try to argue that food isn't as addictive as crack cocaine, says Dr. Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Meeting puts spotlight on perils of substance abuse

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IN MEMORY: Dee Bettencourt pauses while reading “Pills,” a poem she wrote about prescription drug abuse. Bettencourt's 20-year-old son, Marc Quintal, died in a drug-related incident several years ago. By PHIL DEVITT Dee Bettencourt propped up a framed …
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I-STOP weapon in drug abuse arsenal

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At the same time, it will arm them with the necessary data in real time to detect potentially dangerous drug interactions, identify patterns of abuse by patients, doctors and pharmacists, help those who suffer from crippling addictions and prevent …
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