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Article from Mass.gov
According to Mass.gov, "As a parent, the best thing you can do is talk to your kids about opioids, discuss alternatives to opioids with ...
Risk Factors & Warning Signs of Prescription Misuse
According to Mass.gov, "As a parent, the best thing you can do is talk to your kids about opioids, discuss alternatives to opioids with prescribers, ...
Article from Get Smart About Drugs
"Prescription drug abuse is when someone takes a medication prescribed for someone else, takes their own prescription in a way not intended ...
Prescription Drug Abuse
"Prescription drug abuse is when someone takes a medication prescribed for someone else, takes their own prescription in a way not intended by a ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Drugs.com by L Anderson, PharmD
According to L. Anderson, "Addiction does not always start with abuse of illicit drugs like heroin. In fact, prescription narcotic ...
Prescription Drug Addiction: Top Facts for You & Your Family
According to L. Anderson, "Addiction does not always start with abuse of illicit drugs like heroin. In fact, prescription narcotic analgesics -- pain ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Healthline by Brian Krans
According to Brian Krans, "Drug addiction is a component of drug use disorder. It’s a disease that can affect your brain and behavior, ...
The Most Addictive Prescription Drugs on the Market
According to Brian Krans, "Drug addiction is a component of drug use disorder. It’s a disease that can affect your brain and behavior, making it ...
Infographic Developed by The Helpful Counselor for Red Ribbon Week
Prescription Drug Abuse Infographic
Infographic Developed by The Helpful Counselor for Red Ribbon Week
Resource Guide from NIDA
From NIDA: "Prescription stimulants are medicines generally used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ...
Prescription Stimulants
From NIDA: "Prescription stimulants are medicines generally used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ...
Article from The Fix by Beth Leipholtz
From the article: "A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that about 5 million Americans are illegally taking prescription ...
Prescription Stimulants Likely Abused By 400,000 US Adults, Study Says
From the article: "A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that about 5 million Americans are illegally taking prescription ...
Video by Addiction Hope
Benzodiazepine abuse is becoming one of the leading abused prescription drug classes on the market. Learn the facts about benzos before ...
Facts You Should Know About Benzodiazepine Abuse
Benzodiazepine abuse is becoming one of the leading abused prescription drug classes on the market. Learn the facts about benzos before it’s too ...
Medically Reviewed Article from Healthline by Tessa Torgeson
From the article: "The combination of opiates and benzodiazepines has contributed to more than 30 percent of recent overdoses. In 2016, the ...
My Addiction to Benzos Was Harder to Overcome Than Heroin
From the article: "The combination of opiates and benzodiazepines has contributed to more than 30 percent of recent overdoses. In 2016, the Food and ...
Article from Healthline by Temma Ehrenfeld
In her article Temma Ehrenfeld says, "We’ve heard plenty about the opioid epidemic. But there’s another less recognized prescription ...
The Other Prescription Drug Problem: ‘Benzos’ Like Valium and Xanax
In her article Temma Ehrenfeld says, "We’ve heard plenty about the opioid epidemic. But there’s another less recognized prescription drug ...
Article from Marie Claire by Gina Ryder
According to Gina Ryder, "Xanax is the most well-known brand in the class of drugs known as benzodiazepines; other popular brands include ...
The Burgeoning Benzo Crisis
According to Gina Ryder, "Xanax is the most well-known brand in the class of drugs known as benzodiazepines; other popular brands include Klonopin ...
Article from Lown Institute
According to the Lown Institute, "Like opioids, long-term benzo use can create dependence. But the excruciating side effects and ...
As dangerous as opioids – Benzo overprescription becoming a crisis
According to the Lown Institute, "Like opioids, long-term benzo use can create dependence. But the excruciating side effects and dehabilitating ...
Video by Business Insider
Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explains what happens to someone's brain when they take Xanax. ...
This is what happens to your brain when you take Xanax
Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explains what happens to someone's brain when they take Xanax. He also ...
Video by Business Insider
Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explains what happens to someone's brain when they take Xanax. ...
This is what happens to your brain when you take Xanax
Dr. Samoon Ahmad is a practicing psychopharmacologist and psychiatrist. He explains what happens to someone's brain when they take Xanax. He also ...
Article from Psycom by Kathleen Smith, PhD, LPC
According to Kathleen Smith, PhD., "When you use a prescription medication in a way other than that directed by a prescribing physician, ...
Prescription Drug Abuse
According to Kathleen Smith, PhD., "When you use a prescription medication in a way other than that directed by a prescribing physician, then you are ...
Article from Verywell Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, PhD.
From the Article: "Some people develop a more severe addiction to benzodiazepines, especially if they take a higher dose than was ...
Can I Get Addicted to Xanax?
From the Article: "Some people develop a more severe addiction to benzodiazepines, especially if they take a higher dose than was originally ...
Article from WebMD by Brenda Goodman, MA
According to Brenda Goodman, "For every kilogram of heroin -- a commonly abused opioid -- seized over the last 5 years, Edie says, drug ...
Experts Warn of Emerging ‘Stimulant Epidemic’
According to Brenda Goodman, "For every kilogram of heroin -- a commonly abused opioid -- seized over the last 5 years, Edie says, drug enforcement ...
Article from Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
According to Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, "Many teens and young adults are under the mistaken impression that because prescription ...
Prescription Stimulants
According to Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, "Many teens and young adults are under the mistaken impression that because prescription stimulants came ...
Article from VeryWell Mind by Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
According to Elizabeth Hartney, "When taken in larger doses than prescribed, Ritalin produces euphoria, increasing the potential for ...
How Ritalin Can Be Addictive
According to Elizabeth Hartney, "When taken in larger doses than prescribed, Ritalin produces euphoria, increasing the potential for addiction in ...
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