Rehab Centers Seeing More Pill Addicts
Rehab centers seeing more pill addicts
The mother of three had been crushing and snorting oxycodone during the final months of her four-year addiction to the painkiller opiate, ending after months of the prescriptions being filled by a "pill mill" physician. … When her supply ran out, she …
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When Relapse Turns Deadly: What You Need to Know About Drug Overdose
Most overdoses occur when multiple drugs are abused, most commonly alcohol, benzodiazepines such as Valium and Xanax, cocaine and heroin. Illicit drugs are often implicated in drug overdoses because their potency is unpredictable and they reach the …
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Bitter Pills series: Prescription oversight lax as overdoses tick up
The state Medical Examiner's Office concluded that Butler died from a lethal dose of Oxycontin combined with smaller amounts of Klonopin and Xanax, two anti-anxiety medications that can intensify the heart-stopping potential of painkillers. Karin Suess …
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