June 22, 2012
Compiled & Edited by Sue Emerson – Publisher
Prior Edition: June 6, 2012
List of all News/Updates
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Take-Home Methadone Maintenance Treatment Associated With Decreased Hospital Admissions
- Rise in Adult Prescription Drug Abuse in Maine Means More Toddlers Being Poisoned
- Heroin Use Among Suburban Teens Skyrockets; Experts Say Prescription Pills are the New Gateway Drug
- Prescription Drug Abuse Driven by Availability, Barriers to Treatment
- Commentary: Responding to America’s Medicine Cabinet Epidemic – By Congressman Hal Rogers
- Mental Health Woes Raise Odds for Prescription Painkiller Abuse
- Real-time Tracking of Prescription Drugs OK’d in New York
- Huge Increase in Infants Addicted to Prescription Drugs
- Local Judge Works to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse in Northeast Ohio
ADDICTION
- Drug Czar Says Addiction is a Health Problem, Not a Moral Failing
- Genes May Influence Reactions to Painkillers – Identical Twins Responded Similarly When it Came to Side Effects, Addiction Risk, Study Found
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