Prescription Drug Abuse

Published June 19, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse –

Psychiatrist who accused Lohan doc of turning her into addict busted for …

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A Gramercy Park psychiatrist who went on TV and accused Lindsay Lohan's doctor of turning her into a pill-popping drug addict was busted today — for allegedly selling oxycodone prescriptions for cash. William Belfar, who was nabbed by the feds in an …
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Doctors: Drug addictions getting worse

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This problem, described as "neonatal abstinence syndrome" was first noticed as a problem back in 2006, according to Charleston neonatologist Dr. Stefan Maxwell. The description describes infants who are exposed to addictive, illegal or prescription …
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Pediatric Prescription Drug Poisonings Parallel Adult Use

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Prescription drug classes that contribute the most to childhood exposures and poisonings parallel the most frequently prescribed drugs to adults, according to results from a study published online June 3 in Pediatrics. Lindsey C. Burghardt, MD, from …
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