http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:66c2991db1ceb680b5af6f80683eee2d http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/opiate-use-during-pregnancy-up-500-from-a-decade-ago University of Michigan researchers say that between 2000 and 2009 opiate use and dependency among pregnant women rose by almost 500% and the numbers of infants being born with neonatal abstinence syndrome rose by about 300%. ]]> Pregnancy NAS Opiate Addiction Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Tue, 01 May 2012 14:36:46 -0400 urn:syndication:26d8618a27ab519a48842ee4a8365c54 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/using-unnecessary-opiates-after-low-pain-surgery-increases-addiction-risk Unless you really need strong pain relief, you’re probably better off without the opiate pain meds often prescribed after minor low-pain surgeries. In a recent Canadian study, about 10% of people given opiates they didn’t really need ended up add... ]]> Opiate Addiction Opiates surgery Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:29:11 -0400 urn:syndication:b8f7fa4eeb6b66c563f8230337802050 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/scientists-working-on-potent-non-addictive-analgesics-based-on-marijuana-like-chemical-in-the-brain Need pain control but not sure about taking more opiates? Well, Italian and American scientists are working on a solution and they say that manipulating the activity of one of the body’s endogenous chemicals may prove the key to non-addictive pain ... ]]> Pain Killers Brain Analgesics Cannibanoid Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:57:39 -0500 urn:syndication:4ffdc9d7b934379b1238512287852a22 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/teen-campaign-against-deadly-abuse-of-prescription-drugs.html While adolescent substance abuse, teen drinking and teen smoking have all been in steady decline, over the past 10 years, prescription drug abuse is still on the rise among teenagers 12 – 17 years of age. 60% of American teenagers will have experim... ]]> campaigns Teenagers Prescription drug abuse Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:21:32 -0500 urn:syndication:77e8783f648a2672c43c2f5a18081c23 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/in-appalachian-ohio-2013-1-in-10-babies-born-with-oxycontin-in-blood.html Rural Ohio struggling to cope with opiate abuse and the tragedies that accompany it. ]]> Oxycontin Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:45:22 +0000 urn:syndication:8762e414d60ca79c6c48c7f39621a957 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/the-dangers-of-the-family-medicine-cabinet-lawmakers-enlist-pharmacists-to-fight-against-prescription-drug-diversion.html Prescription medications supplied by the family medicine cabinet are often a teen’s introduction to hard drug abuse. Convincing people to safely dispose of these unused prescription medications is such a priority for Indiana Attorney General Greg Z... ]]> Prescription drug diversion Prescription drug abuse Accidental overdose prescription drug addiction Prevention Pharmaceutical disposal laws Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:01:14 +0000 urn:syndication:cb7619e9f81a76a4b40c0cdd4a2d20d8 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/just-how-serious-is-oxycontin-addiction-pharmaceutical-company-fined-over-630-million-dollars-for-misleading-the-public-on-addiction-risk Pain Killers Oxycontin court ruling Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:49 -0400 urn:syndication:3c730d908e95c7f2ab59a64721a2c747 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/floridians-3x-more-likely-to-od-on-prescription-drugs-than-illicit-drugs.html The abuse of prescription drugs is a big problem in Florida, and newly released DEA statistics show that prescription drug overdoses account for three times as many deaths as illicit drugs like cocaine or heroin. ]]> Overdose Florida Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:49 -0400 urn:syndication:e441a86aacf1a26de49cd32aa961411b http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/troops-consuming-more-and-more-painkillers.html Top US Army medical officials have raised concerns about possible pain killer abuse and addiction among troops insured in Iraq. Prescriptions for pain-relievers to injured US troops have surged from 30,000 a month to 50,000 since the Iraq war began. ]]> Pain Killers Military Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:48 -0400 urn:syndication:5b8458b89822b49b45b4c9bd3f61ef26 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/85-of-online-pharmacies-sell-controlled-drugs-without-needing-a-prescription.html A Columbia University study on online drug retailing shows how easy it is to buy controlled drugs without the need of a prescription. ]]> DEA online pharmacies Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:48 -0400 urn:syndication:390596b1d27973d1b30ec340f65ec475 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/thick-soft-and-gummy-pharmaceutical-companies-hope-to-end-pain-pill-abuse-with-gooey-pills.html With an estimated 6 million people abusing pain pills daily and doctors hesitant to prescribe even to people with a legitimate need, pharmaceutical companies are soon to unveil new (and strange) abuse-free formulations. ]]> Pain Killers pharmaceutical companies tamper proof pills Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:48 -0400 urn:syndication:03d95b4b33127198b2e63e25d7af89e3 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/coming-soon-abuse-resistant-oxycontin.html OxyContin, a potent opiate and one of America’s most often abused prescription medications, may soon come to market in tamper resistant plastic coated tablets that are designed to prevent abuse. ]]> Pain Killers Oxycontin Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:48 -0400 urn:syndication:b452c31b2502fbeab0be590a6bcb7fd5 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/bush-urges-congress-to-ban-the-sale-of-dangerous-prescription-drugs-over-the-internet.html Although only an estimated 0.1% of prescription drug abusers buy these medications over the internet, George Bush would like to see an end to the internet retailing of dangerous medications. ]]> George Bush drug policy internet Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:48 -0400 urn:syndication:7225d1137f09e8b2cd80c98f656b4a92 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/pain-expert-says-doctors-are-too-scared-to-prescribe-medications-2013-people-living-in-pain.html An expert in pain management from the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University says that millions of Americans are living in pain because doctors are afraid to prescribe sufficient pain killers. ]]> medicine Pain Killers opiates pain Prescription drug abuse Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:48 -0400 urn:syndication:6c2ef54cccce6726792858504831ff96 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/prescription-drug-abuse/pain-pill-abuse-in-milwaukee-leads-to-an-increase-in-heroin-od-deaths.html Law enforcement in Waukesha county say that they're seeing a lot of pain pill addicts graduating to the heroin - which can be as little as 1/4 the price of OxyContin. ]]> Pain Killers Overdose Oxycontin Heroin fatalities Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:48 -0400