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Misuse of prescription stimulant medications such as Ritalin and Adderall may begin at an earlier age than previously believed

Misuse of Stimulants May Begin Earlier Than Expected

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Efforts to prevent illegal use should begin in middle school, researcher says
A comparison of three treatments for opioid dependence indicates that patients given buprenorphine in the emergency department do better than those given only referrals. The research was published in the April 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Buprenorphine Given in ER Benefits Opioid Dependent

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Works better than simple referrals in opioid-dependent patients, researchers say
The rate of neonatal abstinence syndrome increased from 2004 to 2013

PAS: Rate of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Increasing

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From 2004 to 2013, increase from seven to 17 cases per 1,000 admissions to NICUs
With opioid abuse now linked to 142 cases of HIV in rural Indiana

National Health Alert Issued Over HIV Outbreak in Indiana

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More than 140 cases linked to injection drug use reported in rural Indiana
Opioids that have features that make them hard to abuse may be linked to a drop in both the number of prescriptions and overdoses of these drugs

Changing Opioid Rx Formulations May Help Curb Abuse

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As opioid market changed, number of prescriptions, overdoses dropped, but heroin overdoses went up
Nearly one in 10 full-time workers in the United States have had a recent substance abuse problem

Recent Substance Abuse Found in Nearly One in 10 Workers

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Government report detects uptick among hotel, food service employees
A potent new designer drug called "flakka" is making headlines across the United States

Synthetic Drug ‘Flakka’ Causes Hallucinations, Fits of Rage

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Use of chemical-cousin to 'bath salts' appears to be on the rise, experts say
The U.S. epidemic of prescription opioid medication abuse may be starting to reverse course

Epidemic of Rx Opioid Abuse May Be Waning in U.S.

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Heroin abuse/overdoses on the rise may be one reason prescription-drug abuse is down