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narcononofga - ArticlesFlorida Pain Clinics Fuel Prescription Drug Deaths NationwideOnce being known as one of the biggest orange producers in the country, Florida has now become one of the largest sources of black market prescription medication. In one county along, nearly 100 storefront pain clinics feed a black market in pain pills stretching through Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Massachusetts. Alcoholism and Alcohol AbuseAlcohol is the most commonly abused substance in the U.S. In a recent survey 60% of Americans reported drinking alcohol at least once in the past year. Obviously not all who drink are suffering from alcoholism, but 20% of the population reports having five or more drinks in a day at least once last year. Powerful Prescription Drugs Should Be BanedLast week, an FDA advisory panel recommended that the popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet, which combine acetaminophen with an opiate narcotic, be banned.
The move by the FDA panel comes not in response to allegations of abuse but rather from concerns that the drugs which contain acetaminophen may cause liver damage. The Patients are Drug AddictsWhile there is no doubt that doctors have been party to the eclipse of their own stature, things are changing. Medical schools, hospitals and Physician groups have fanned the embers and a sense of ethics still burns as evidenced by recent editorials in their own journals and attempts to limit financial ties to pharmaceutical companies. Harm Reduction Does Nothing to Prevent or Treat Drug AddictionProponents of the harm reduction approach to drug addiction believe that teaching addicts how to use drugs safely is the best approach to curb the negative effects of drug abuse. However, it seems unlikely that persons in the throes of addiction, and frequently high, will be the best of students.
In fact, in a growing problem among harm reduction clinics many staff members are using drugs. Several deaths have marked this type of approach to drug treatment.
“Because harm-reduction program Charges Dropped Against Methamphetamine Drug LordOn Monday, the federal government asked a judge to drop charges against the man associated with the largest methamphetamine seizure in US history. An unhappy federal judge stated, “I am not pleased at all with anything I’ve heard from the United States government.” Mexican Drug Cartels Fuel Heroin Addiction In North CarolinaCities such as Charlotte, North Carolina are feeling the effects of the rapidly expanding Mexican drug distribution networks. The cartels are working hard to ensure that there is a massive increase of drugs on the streets of Charlotte – particularly black tar heroin. As odd as it might seem to North Carolina citizens, Charlotte has become the main distribution hub for black tar heroin sent to the United States from Mexico. Since 2001 there has been a 244% increase. North Carolina Study Calls for Major Overhaul of Drug TreatmentFindings, provided by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, also called on the General Assembly of North Carolina to provide the funding necessary for vast changes to the current substance abuse health care system. North Carolina Bill Fights Drug AddictionIf House Bill 722 passes, North Carolina drug abusers won’t have the luxury of purchasing their drug paraphernalia at convenience stores anymore.They will have to buy items that are used to smoke marijuana and crack cocaine somewhere else, because convenience stores won’t be selling them. Certain drug paraphernalia such as cigars and glass stems with silk flowers are target items. Western North Carolina Hit Hard by Prescription Drug AbuseThinking, not Inhaling Will Prevent Unnecessary Death
Western North Carolina has been hit hard with the recent increase in deaths due to prescription drug abuse. The overwhelming majority of deaths are attributed to illegally diverted drugs - drugs taken by people to whom they were never prescribed.
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