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Is Ohio Having a ‘Heroin Emergency’? I’m a recovering addict/alcoholic from Columbus, Ohio. It's not all corn fields and farms. I live in South Florida now, but I bleed Scarlet and Grey. I personally abused opiates in Ohio for years, and I know people who have... Learn More

In the News: Florida Pill Mill Doctors Sent to Prison WEST PALM BEACH – Two Florida pill mill doctors were sentenced Friday for their part in irresponsibly handing out thousands of prescriptions for narcotic painkillers, such as oxycodone (Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and Roxicodone (“Roxy”), while employed in the so-called “pill... Learn More

Dangerous New Drug: Moxduo In the news is a powerful new prescription painkiller that The Food and Drug Administration is trying to decide whether it should be approved. This new drug is called Moxduo and it’s not exactly new; it’s a combination of two... Learn More

9 Things Drug Companies Don’t Want You to Know This is an extremely short list of the dirty things that Big Pharma does. Unfortunately, there are a lot of immorally wrong and even illegal things that the drug industry perpetrates. Here are just 9 things that drug companies don’t... Learn More

Drug Abuse by State: Colorado According to a new report, Colorado drug abuse has the 24th highest drug overdose death rate in the United States, with 12.7 per 100,000 people suffering drug overdose mortalities, Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic stated. Hundreds of... Learn More

Drug Abuse by State: Florida According to a new report in Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic, Florida drug abuse has the 11th highest drug overdose death percentage in the United States, with 16.4 per 100,000 people suffering drug overdose mortalities. The amount... Learn More

In The News: NJ Doctor Arrested for Prescribing Painkillers Illegally [caption id="attachment_9182" align="aligncenter" width="300"] image credit: Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office[/caption] MANAHAWKIN, New Jersey – The prosecutor in Ocean County, Joseph D. Coronato, and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Director, Eric T. Kanefsky, announced the arrest of Dr. Liviu... Learn More

10 Addiction Myths You Probably Believe [caption id="attachment_8791" align="aligncenter" width="300"] image credit:Flickr - cyclonebill - Spejlæg.jpg[/caption] Studies of the brain show images that indicate there are differences in the brain that are both cause and effect of addiction. Even before drug use begins, there are neurobiological... Learn More

History of Drugs: OxyContin OxyContin is the brand name for the drug oxycodone and is an opioid (man-made narcotic) that is derived from the poppy flower. So, basically, a man-made version of heroin. It is a narcotic analgesic used to treat moderate to severe... Learn More

Drug Abuse By Region: Florida Although we’re one big, cohesive country under the same government, several different regions make up the United States: there’s the northeast, the south, the Midwest, and the west coast. And for each region, there is a different dialect, slang, traditions,... Learn More

Dangerous New Drug: Zohydro Members of Congress are protesting the FDA’s recent approval of the highly-addictive prescription painkiller Zohydro. Signed by seven other members of Congress, the open letter was sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on November 22, 2013. Why... Learn More

Opana Rehab Florida What is Opana? Opana is the brand name of the generic drug oxymorphone. It is an extremely powerful narcotic painkiller in the opiate family (oxycodone, methadone, heroin) and is highly addictive. Opana is prescribed in cases of surgery or... Learn More

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