Archive for the ‘Prescription Drug Addiction’ Category

Benzodiazepines and the Elderly in the UK

In the United Kingdom, approximately 1.5 million people are addicted to benzodiazepines, a group of sedatives often prescribed for anxiety. Many of these addicts are elderly people who were prescribed the drugs decades ago and may still suffer debilitating side effects such as paranoia, lethargy, fatigue,...
March 25th, 2010 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Prescription Drug Abuse and Chronic Pain among NFL Players

While cases of performance-enhancing substance abuse by professional athletes are not unfamiliar to national headlines, what may go unnoticed is the flip-side to the story: drug dependency among pain-stricken athletes. Participating in the most grueling and physically demanding contact sport, American...
March 6th, 2010 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Opiate Withdrawal

It was established in 2008 that in the past year, approximately 282,000 people above the age of 12 were dependent on or abused heroin. Additionally, 1,716,000 people over the age of 12 were dependent on or abused pain relievers.
February 9th, 2010 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Minnesota to Track Narcotic Prescriptions

This week, Minnesota launched a state database that tracks uses of Vicodin, OxyContin, and other narcotic painkillers with abuse potential. Beginning Monday, pharmacies were required to report data on addictive drugs to the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring Program. By late March, doctors, dentists and...
January 5th, 2010 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

One in Five Wisconsin Teens Have Abused Prescription Drugs

A new study shows that one in five Wisconsin teenagers have abused prescription pain killers. This is the first time the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has asked about teenage prescription drug abuse in its annual Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
December 29th, 2009 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Steven Tyler in Rehab for Painkiller Addiction

Steven Tyler, lead singer of the band Aerosmith, has entered a treatment center for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers resulting from 10 years of performance injuries, according to People magazine.
December 23rd, 2009 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Be Smart About Prescription Addiction: What You Don’t Know May Kill You

How long has it been since you’ve done a complete inventory of all the prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs you have in your home? Do you even know what you have? Some of those old containers of pills, solutions, drops and creams may be long past their expiration date. Chances are,...
December 14th, 2009 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Opioid-Related Deaths Continue to Rise in Canada

Opioids and the long-acting oxycodone appears to be a popular choice in Ontario, Canada. According to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) and a release in Science Daily, deaths from opioids in Ontario have doubled since 1991 and the addition of oxycodone has resulted in a five-fold...
December 9th, 2009 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Jacksons Knew About Michael’s Addiction

Janet Jackson told ABC’s Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview that her family was not naive about Michael Jackson’s drug problem, saying that she reached out to her brother throughout the years, but was unsuccessful.
November 18th, 2009 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More

Anna Nicole Smith’s Drug Addiction Detailed

A psychiatrist who treated Anna Nicole Smith for drug dependency during her pregnancy said she tried to set up a program to wean her off prescription painkillers but found the celebrity model uncooperative and hostile during her stay in the hospital.
October 19th, 2009 | Prescription Drug Addiction | Read More