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Unnecessary and accidental use of ADHD drugs increases over 60%, study suggests [CNN]
(CNN) Exposure to common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has increased by more than 60% in US children and adolescents, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, looked at...
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Unnecessary and accidental use of ADHD drugs increases over 60%, study suggests [CNN]
Fentanyl figures in most fatal drug overdoses in U.S., researchers say [NBC NEWS]
It’s No. 1 — with a needle. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl have overtaken prescription painkillers as the most common drug involved in fatal overdoses in the U.S, researchers from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
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Fentanyl figures in most fatal drug overdoses in U.S., researchers say [NBC NEWS]
Surgeon General’s Advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose
I, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, VADM Jerome Adams, am emphasizing the importance of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. For patients currently taking high doses of opioids as prescribed for pain, individuals misusing...
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Surgeon General’s Advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose
Suffolk program teaches teens the risks of drunken, drugged driving [Newsday]
A public service video by Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, a Westbury-based nonprofit, shows how drug addiction affects lives. The video is part of a new program that will educate Suffolk high school students and their parents...
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Suffolk program teaches teens the risks of drunken, drugged driving [Newsday]
My Angel Ball 2018 Experience [DASHA]
Last night I attended the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 31st Annual Adele C. Smithers Angel Ball in Garden City, New York. If you’re not familiar with this amazing gala, you need to be ASAP! Over the past few weeks, I have...
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My Angel Ball 2018 Experience [DASHA]
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