Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise
Kimberly Allen R.N.Medical April 22, 2013
Abuse of prescription drugs has been steadily increasing and while it is more prevalent in the US it is also a significant public health issue in many areas around the world. In the US, over 2,500 teens 12 to 17 ears of age will abuse a prescription pain pill for the first time everyday…
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The Causes of Addiction
Kimberly Allen R.N.Medical January 24, 2013
Addiction is currently being defined as “the continuous use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency, consequences or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors.” In the past, addiction was believed to involve only alcohol or other drugs, however, recently the experts have determined that behaviors can also be addictive…
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