Painkiller Addiction – New Findings

Published July 1, 2013

Painkiller Addiction – New Findings – Geisinger Health System researcher Dr. Joseph Boscarino discusses new findings on prescription painkiller addiction.

Heroin abuse problems plague rural Mass. towns

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Rice followed a path to addiction that police say is typical of the rural epidemic: He started with opiate pills. When he was 16, a friend offered him stolen tablets of the prescription painkiller Percocet. At the time, he said, his father was in …
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Painkiller Addiction Treatment and Prescription Drug Rehab Announced

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Recovery Associates Drug Treatment Center, through its multiple treatment tracks, now offers support for adolescents and adults seeking to find relief from painkiller addiction. According to research provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, …
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Eminem opens up about his drug addiction

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The rapper, who entered rehab for sleeping pill addiction in 2005 and addressed the problem in his 2010 album Recovery, has admitted in the past to taking 10 to 20 Vicodin (painkiller) pills daily. "Valium, Ambien, the numbers got so high I don't even …
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