Prescription Drug Abuse — Doctors on Call WVU Healthcare and WV Public TV

Prescription Drug Abuse — Doctors On Call WVU Healthcare and WV Public TV – Opioid addiction is a huge problem in West Virginia. The problem can even start right in your own medicine cabinet with prescription drugs. That’s why experts answer questions about prescription drug abuse on this episode of Doctors on Call.

A Pain-Drug Champion Has Second Thoughts – WSJ.com

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Among the assertions he and his followers made in the 1990s: Less than 1% of opioid users became addicted, the drugs were easy to discontinue and overdoses were extremely rare in pain patients. Many of those experts now say those claims were weren't …
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Women battling homelessness and drug addiction get free make-overs

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They are part of Gilgal Inc., a Christian-based residential recovery program in Atlanta. The women in the program are battling homelessness and drug addiction. On Saturday, they were all offered facials, manicures and makeovers to help them get a head …
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