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Desperation and addiction | An Epidemic of Addiction
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Most Recently Shared on May 2, 2011 at 12:00 am By:
RT @psychcentral: Got Desperation? http://bit.ly/cBvWOA
About One Baby Born Each Hour Addicted to Opiate Drugs in U.S.
newswise.com — “More mothers using drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, giving birth to babies in drug withdrawal, results of study published in JAMA.” View full resource at newswise.com
Most Recently Shared on May 8, 2012 at 5:15 pm By:
Dr. Heather Doctor, Psychologist, and PsyD
OxyContin and related opiate drugs are abused at epidemic rates. Impacts on baby skyrocketing, says @UMich http://t.co/li1pgGad #parenting
Viewpoints: An 'easy' SCOTUS case?; Is painkiller addiction really an epidemic?
news-medical.net — “Nothing in the Supreme Court arguments in the health care case last week, or in the subsequent commentary, has changed my opinion that this is an easy case. It's the court that made it look hard (Linda Greenhouse, 4/4).” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on April 7, 2012 at 9:38 am By:
Medicare News: Viewpoints: An 'easy' SCOTUS case?; Is painkiller addiction really an epidemic?: Nothing in the S... http://t.co/SKuqf2k2
Soaring Painkiller Sales Fuel Fears Of Addiction : NPR
npr.org — “Federal figures show dramatic rises between 2000 and 2010 in the distribution of oxycodone, the key ingredient in OxyContin and Percocet, and hydrocodone, the key ingredient in Vicodin. Experts say the push to relieve patients' suffering is spawning an epidemic.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on April 6, 2012 at 1:53 pm By:
Meenakshi Budhraja Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Physician
NPR: Soaring Painkiller Sales Fuel Fears Of Addiction-More at http://t.co/dOQ8bAXn
AP Enterprise: Sales of addictive painkillers exploding in previously unaffected areas - The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com — “NEW YORK — Sales of the nation’s two most popular prescription painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients’ suffering is spawning an addiction epidemic.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on April 5, 2012 at 7:15 pm By:
Physicians Practice Medical Journal
Sales of 2 most popular #prescription #painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country. Where? (@washingtonpost) http://t.co/QSuo5H0a
Brené Brown: Listening to shame | Video on TED.com
ted.com — “TED Talks Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.” View full resource at ted.com
Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2012 at 9:33 pm By:
Carolyn Coker Ross CAM, Integrative Physician, Physician, and Doctor
Shame and addictions. Important to hear about. Brené Brown: Listening to shame http://t.co/whOyDiZt #TED
Inconvenient Truths | An Epidemic of Addiction
blogs.psychcentral.com — “Chronic pain deserves treatment-- doesn't it?!” View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com
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Inconvenient Truths | An Epidemic of Addiction
blogs.psychcentral.com — “Chronic pain deserves treatment-- doesn't it?!” View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com
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Inconvenient Truths http://t.co/IEtgRXn4 #mhsm #mentalhealth
Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction Epidemic | Debunking Addiction
healthyplace.com — “Prescription drug abuse and addiction is a nationwide epidemic. It affects people from all walks of life, all ages, races, ages, backgrounds, socioeconomic” View full resource at healthyplace.com
Most Recently Shared on March 19, 2012 at 5:55 pm By:
Prescription Drug Abuse and #Addiction Epidemic. New Debunking Addiction blog. http://t.co/mXhQ8N8l #mentalillness #xanax #painkillers
Surgeon General’s Report Calls Youth Smoking an ‘Epidemic’
cancer.org — “Every day, more than 3,800 children in the United States smoke their first cigarette, according to a new report from the US Surgeon General, putting themselves at risk for addiction and diseases.” View full resource at cancer.org
Most Recently Shared on March 14, 2012 at 11:35 pm By:
Noushin Hart MD Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist, Physician, and Doctor
Surgeon General’s Report Calls Youth Smoking an ‘Epidemic’ http://t.co/jzyE6NQn
OxyContin marketing blamed for addiction epidemic - Health - CBC News
cbc.ca — “Powerful but misleading marketing that for years pushed the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin has left tens of thousands of Canadians with the twin burdens of chronic pain and severe withdrawal, critics tell the CBC's Fifth Estate.” View full resource at cbc.ca
Most Recently Shared on March 13, 2012 at 10:50 pm By:
OxyContin was taken off the Canadian market this month. To replace the drug, Purdue Pharma, the company that... http://t.co/mkRnFL6u
Surgeon general declares youth smoking an "epidemic"
health.yahoo.net — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994. Among U.S.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
Most Recently Shared on March 8, 2012 at 5:18 pm By:
Jennifer Ann Grisso Nurse and Active Health Library
Surgeon general declares youth smoking an "epidemic": CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking among America's youth has reac... http://t.co/8iQwSbA4
ER doctors treat pain: Florida Hospital and Orlando Health create chronic pain management plan - OrlandoSentinel.com
orlandosentinel.com — “Orlando Health and Florida Hospital officials announced Wednesday that they are implementing a chronic pain management plan to help emergency room physicians and staff better deal with impacts of the region's prescription-drug epidemic.” View full resource at orlandosentinel.com
Most Recently Shared on January 18, 2012 at 6:58 pm By:
Florida Hospital, Orlando Health create plan to treat pain patients in ERs: Orlando Health and Florida Hospital ... http://t.co/7PXyxAuo
Abuse-deterrent Technologies in Opioid Medications: A New Weapon in the Fight against Misuse and Abuse
painlive.com — “Abuse-deterrent Technologies in Opioid Medications: A New Weapon in the Fight against Misuse and Abuse” View full resource at painlive.com
Most Recently Shared on December 29, 2011 at 3:25 pm By:
Can chemical safeguards, built directly into prescription analgesics, help curb the epidemic of addiction and abuse? http://t.co/3qyjHgSS
Roscommon pharmacist kicks would-be robber, thwarts holdup, police allege | MLive.com
mlive.com — “The woman and a male accomplice later confessed to attempting the holdup "mainly out of desperation related to drug addiction," said Stevenson.” View full resource at mlive.com
Most Recently Shared on December 21, 2011 at 9:06 pm By:
Roscommon pharmacist kicks would-be robber, thwarts holdup, police allege: The woman and a male accomplice later... http://t.co/xPKuzrGP
The Sex Addiction Epidemic - The Daily Beast
thedailybeast.com — “It wrecks marriages, destroys careers, and saps self-worth. Yet Americans are being diagnosed as sex addicts in record numbers. Inside an epidemic.” View full resource at thedailybeast.com
Most Recently Shared on November 26, 2011 at 12:41 am By:
Dr Kelly Sennholz Physician, Doctor, Internist, and Emergency Physician
RT @Newsweek: It Wrecks Marriages, Destroys Careers, & Saps Self-Worth: The Sex Addiction Epidemic http://t.co/EuRj9huF
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