Prescription Drug Abuse Can ‘Ruin Lives’
A beacon of hope for victims of domestic abuse
For the past nine years, the James House has served as Hopewell’s beacon of hope for victims of sexual and domestic abuse. Every year, volunteers and professionals at the outreach center on Maplewood Avenue help more than a thousand clients, who seek su
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Early detection key to mom-to-be substance abuse
Half of the pregnant women abusing drugs and alcohol will come clean before delivering their babies if that abuse is detected and their providers ask them to stop, according to an obstetrician expert in substance abuse. “Detection is the critical issue,” Dr. James Nocon, told an audience of about 70 health care providers, social workers and mental health counselors Wednesday at a conference on …
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Prescription drug abuse can ‘ruin lives’
Natalie started abusing prescription drugs at 14 with a Vicodin caplet her friend had pilfered from her mother’s medicine cabinet. It wasn’t long before the Rockland County girl, now 16, was taking two pills during third period and another one before the end of the school day, she said.
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