Desert Oasis Recovery – Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Program

Desert Oasis Recovery – Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Program – Our program is dedicated to helping people change their lives and overcome the stigma of addiction through learning to live again one day at a time. Desert Oasis offers cutting edge therapies and in our quiet calm enviroment, our clients begin to heal their mind, bodies and souls. Our clients leave our program equipped with life-long knowledge of the importance of each component from the spiritual to the physical self and how to implement that into their lives.

Teens Abuse Prescription ADHD Drugs, Too

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Teens Abuse Prescription ADHD Drugs, Too. Regardless of the slang or street names, they're actually stimulants like 'Ritalin' and 'Adderall', which are commonly prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). … Another recent …
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Prescription drug deaths: Two stories

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After co-founding the Treatment Research Institute, McLellan worked as the deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for the Obama administration. One of his main tasks was combating the epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
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Docs ask patients for random drug tests

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Maine has had a prescription drug problem for years. The state has the highest per-capita rate of opiate addiction in the nation, and more Mainers are seeking treatment for painkillers than for alcohol. The number of babies born with opiate withdrawal …
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