prescription medication

Older Prescription Drug Addicts Flying Below Radar

Older prescription drug addicts flying below radar
Balancing medical concerns, potential for abuse a growing challenge, experts say FARGO – An elderly person with slurred speech, slow motor movement and loss of cognitive ability could simply be aging or showing… Continue reading

Why Am I Not Addicted to Adderall?

Question by Peter: Why am I not addicted to Adderall?
I have been prescribed 45mg a day of Adderall to treat adult ADHD, and I woke up late 2 days (worked a lot of OT last week (Thursday and Friday… Continue reading

Words to Use for Taking a Drug When Dr Didnt Want You to Know You Had It?

Question by J.: Words to use for taking a drug when dr didnt want you to know you had it?
I was hospitalized for treatment and it took me 3 days to recover.

I was given the drug Attivan (sp?… Continue reading

Drug Initiative in Davis Targets Unused Prescription Pills

Drug initiative in Davis targets unused prescription pills
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
To curb prescription drug abuse, the Davis Police Department (DPD) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have collaboratively held pill collection events to encourage the public to… Continue reading

Viewpoints: Program Aims to Reduce Teenage Prescription Drug Abuse

Viewpoints: Program aims to reduce teenage prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The Bee recently featured articles on the problem of prescription drug abuse and the need to talk with teens. While still a public menace, illicit… Continue reading

Viewpoints: Prescription Drug Abuse Is on the Rise Among Teenagers

Viewpoints: Prescription drug abuse is on the rise among teenagers
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The Bee recently featured articles on the problem of prescription drug abuse and the need to talk with teens. While still a public menace,… Continue reading