According to a commentary published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the ready availability of prescription drugs through illegal online pharmacies may be playing a major role in the dramatic increase in U.S. prescription drug abuse since the 1990s. As the abuse of prescription drugs reaches epidemic levels, Internet pharmacies have received the [...]
Last summer a 14-year-old girl in Santa Rosa, California, died of apparent alcohol poisoning during her own slumber party. Takeimi Rao and three friends had mixed soda with vodka they found in a kitchen cupboard. Her mother woke at 2 a.m. to find the others girls throwing up, but Takeimi appeared to be asleep. Assuming [...]
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The epidemic of teen drug abuse and resulting overdoses can be largely tied to adolescent abuse of prescription drugs.
Although the majority of people who take prescription drugs do so responsibly, there is a growing U.S. problem of prescription drug abuse. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the prescription drugs that are most commonly abused fall into one of these categories: • Opioids, which are used to treat pain. Includes oxycodone, [...]
Teen Addiction is Number One U.S. Health Problem An alarming new report from Columbia University’s National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) has revealed that 75% of American high school students have used alcohol, drugs or tobacco and that 20% meet the medical criteria for addiction. Susan Foster, CASA’s lead researcher, calls the epidemic [...]
Teenagers are strongly influenced by their peers – particularly with regard to alcohol and drug abuse. aParents may feel they have been sidelined in favor of their child’s friends.
In mid April, 2011, the White House Director of National Drug Control Policy released the Obama Administration’s comprehensive plan of action to address the national prescription drug abuse epidemic. One of the major tenets of the plan is to educate the medical community about the very specific nuances involved in pain management. The plan aims [...]
Individuals seeking treatment at The Camp Recovery Center do more than focus solely on themselves and their addiction recovery efforts; every Tuesday, a group is shuttled over to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Watsonville or a homeless shelter in Santa Cruz in an effort to help improve others’ lives as well. The Camp Recovery [...]
The Camp Recovery Center’s medical director is opening up a new range of treatment options for men and women suffering from drug or alcohol addiction. Amy Solomon, M.D., is a board certified family physician with more than 10 years of experience practicing medicine. In addition to serving as medical director at The Camp, she has [...]
