16×9 – Dying by Prescription: Oxycontin Controversy

16×9 – Dying By Prescription: Oxycontin controversy – Part 1 – Oxycotin was touted as a miracle, pain relief with few side effects and less addictive than morphine. Soon it was the most prescribed drug in Canada…

Prescription Drug Addiction Growing Among Women

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Dr. Mary Cumming said codependency is a factor in abuse and addiction for women. “Their codependent relationships impact their influence on the doctor,” she said. “For instance, the family members will call and say, 'So-and-so is really in trouble and …
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Memoir: Huntington woman overcomes abuse, addiction

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Bathsheba Dailey, of Huntington, has written her autobiography, "Five Year Old Death." It was released in late June. Her book tells of overcoming abuse since she was a child, how her depression followed her through life into …
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