Showing posts with label Substance Dependence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Substance Dependence. Show all posts
Sunday, May 1, 2011

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Are a National Epidemic

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A report on the increase in unintentional drug overdoses emphasizes the role of nonmedical opioid abuse, but also says physicians share som...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

Impaired Nurses, Chemical Dependence, Substance Abuse

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Peer Advocacy for Impaired Nurses! Jack Stem, RN

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Chemical dependence and substance abuse are the leading public health problems in our society. The average age for a child’s first experim...

Jack Stem Dot Com, If you are a nurse dealing with substance abuse or chemical dependence

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If you are a nurse dealing with substance abuse or chemical dependence, or know someone who is, visit this site or contact me at jack ...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Seminole dentist, doctor accused of writing each other prescriptions for pain pills - St. Petersburg Times

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Pinellas deputies accused two doctors of writing each other hundreds of prescriptions for thousands of pills Monday. Dentist Kevin O'C...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The Law And Cannabis: Protecting Teens From Future Psychosis?

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Smoking pot as a teen may lead to psychosis later on in life. Cannabis is described as an "illicit drug" and is the most used in...
Friday, April 1, 2011

40 Million in U.S. Driving Drunk or Drugged - US News and World Report

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Despite massive efforts to curb drunk driving, some 30 million Americans are driving drunk and another 10 million are driving drugged each ...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Is Your Child in Trouble with Drugs? Step One, Get a Screening and Assesment

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A screening and assessment is used to get a complete picture of your child’s relationship to drugs to make sure that they will be referred...
Friday, March 18, 2011

Societal Costs of Prescription Opioid Abuse, Dependence, and Misuse in the United States - Birnbaum - 2011 - Pain Medicine - Wiley Online Library

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Abstract Objectives.  The objective of this study was to estimate the societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence, and misuse ...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Support needed to help nurses tackle substance abuse | Research News @ Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University

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by Kathy Rivers | Posted on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 — 2:34 PM An estimated 10 percent to 20 percent of nurses and nursing studen...