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Narcotic Pain Pill Rates High for Patients Who Don't Have Surgery: Study

...  pain pill rates high for patients who don't have surgery: Study Painkiller abuse and addiction is a growing concern in the medical community. A February report revealed that 2010 marked the 11th straight year that drug overdose deaths were… Continue reading

Lady Gaga Says She Was Addicted to Marijuana: Is Pot Addictive?

...  Gaga says she was addicted to marijuana: Is pot addictive? Ben Levenson, co-founder of Origins Recovery Center in South Padre Island, Texas, explained to CBSNews.com that cannabis dependence and abuse is included in "psychiatry bible" the Diagnostic and Statistical… Continue reading

Lady Gaga Says She's Addicted to Marijuana: Is Pot Addictive?

...  Gaga says she's addicted to marijuana: Is pot addictive? Key characteristics of an addiction include the inability to abstain from using the substance, behavioral impairment, cravings and diminished recognition of chronic, increasing problems because of abusing the substance, Levenson… Continue reading

Krokodil Use Reportedly Spreading: What Makes Dangerous Drug So Addictive?

...  use reportedly spreading: What makes dangerous drug so addictive? More cases of Krokodil use are reportedly popping up around the United States, prompting some medical professionals to warn that the addictive, poisonous drug has reached American shores. The Chicago… Continue reading

Non-Senior Stroke Rate Climbs 25 Percent Over Past Two Decades

...  stroke rate climbs 25 percent over past two decades If not treated quickly, patients can be left with long-term side effects, including speech and memory problems, paralysis and the loss of some vision. While a … He added that… Continue reading

Adiction Hot Line Prank Call

...  hot line prank call – D https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dinsmore1994/289255694453153.   38 years after Greenwich murder, another twist in Martha Moxley case Some of the most sensational testimony came from two people who had attended a Maine substance abuse treatment center with… Continue reading