Q & A: All About Opioids, Their Benefits and Risks

Tobacco Tax Hike Could Curb Smoking Among Those With Alcohol, Drug Or Mental Disorders
A new study from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA suggests that increasing cigarette taxes could be an effective way to reduce smoking among individuals with alcohol, drug or mental disorders. The study, published online in the American Journal of Public Health, found that a 10 percent increase in cigarette pricing resulted in an 18.2 percent decline in smoking among people in these …

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One in 5 teens abuse prescription drugs
ATLANTA, June 3 (UPI) — Twenty percent of U.S. high school students say they have taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription at least once, health officials say.

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Q & A: All about opioids, their benefits and risks
The escalating problem of prescription drug abuse has cast a spotlight on opioids, the narcotic painkillers that doctors are prescribing in record numbers, yet are being abused and killing more people than ever. In 2006, the most recent year for which federal statistics are available, 180 million prescriptions were written for these drugs. And 11,000 people died from misusing them. Experts say …

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