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Tag: Prescription Drug Addiction

Anxiety Medications Can Lead to Even More Worries

Posted on August 4, 2009 in Types of Addiction

Stan Starr, a 54-year-old financial consultant, goes to 12-step meetings not because of addiction to street drugs or alcohol, but because of the pills he was prescribed years ago by his psychiatrist for anxiety.

After he stopped taking Klonopin, a type of benzodiazepine, Starr found that he couldn’t sleep, his heartbeat was accelerated, he experienced terrible stomach pains, and he felt more anxious than ever. “I went through sheer living hell,” he said of the withdrawal. “I didn’t know if I was going to make it.”

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Michael Jackson and Propofol

Posted on July 29, 2009 in Featured, Prescription Drug Addiction

Although the toxicology reports are still pending, authorities believe the drug propofol, a powerful anesthetic, is what killed pop singer Michael Jackson. A law enforcement official told the Associated Press that Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, Conrad Murray, administered the drug to help Jackson sleep sometime after midnight the day Jackson died.

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The Dangers of Demerol

Posted on July 2, 2009 in Addiction in the Media, Featured

By Leslie Thompson

“Demerol, Demerol. Oh, God, he’s taking Demerol” are very poignant lyrics from Michael Jackson’s 1997 song “Morphine.” With Jackson’s shocking death on June 25, 2009, many questions have arisen, the most popular one being whether he died from a drug overdose. Jackson had a long and tumultuous affair with prescription drugs during the course of his life, and as more information surrounding his death surfaces, it is appearing more likely that drugs did in fact end his life. But what exactly is Demerol aside from Jackson’s drug of choice?

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Drug Use in Health Care

Drug Use in Health Care

Posted on June 23, 2009 in Prescription Drug Addiction

As anyone who’s seen the show knows, Nurse Jackie, the title character of Showtime’s new hospital drama, depends on narcotic painkillers like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet to make it through each day as an ER nurse. She suffers from chronic back pain, and is seen snorting or drinking powdered versions of the drugs several times a day. While drug dependence makes for an interesting television plot, it’s also a reality in the health care field.

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Deaths from Prescription Drug Abuse Rising

Posted on May 21, 2009 in Prescription Drug Addiction

Unintentional deaths involving prescription opioids like Vicodin and OxyContin have increased 114 percent from 2001 to 2005, and treatment admissions have increased 74 percent in a similar four-year period, according to a report released by the National Drug Intelligence Center and the Drug Enforcement Agency. These findings show that abuse of prescription drugs is a serious threat to public health and safety.

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Ativan & Lorazepam Addiction

Ativan & Lorazepam Addiction

Posted on May 19, 2009 in Prescription Drug Addiction

Ativan is the brand name for Lorazepam, a benzodiazepine drug that is used in treating anxiety. It affects chemicals in the brain that are known to cause anxiety when they become unbalanced. In its pure form, this drug is an almost white powder that is almost insoluble in water and oil. It is generally available as tablets or a solution for injection, although it has also been available as a skin patch.

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Prescription Stimulant Drug Addiction

Posted on May 13, 2009 in Prescription Drug Addiction

By Suzanne Kane

In 2003, more than 6.3 million Americans reported current use of prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004, by the Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Of this number, 1.2 percent reported nonmedical use of stimulants. What’s even more troubling is that about 15 million Americans said they used a prescription drug for nonmedical reasons at least one time during the year in 2003.

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Internet Drug Pushers

Posted on May 10, 2009 in Prescription Drug Addiction

If you have a loved one who is abusing drugs, it can be very frustrating to discover how easily they managed to get their drug of choice. Although it is getting hard to “doctor shop” to get multiple prescriptions, there are still loopholes in the system.

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