Prescription Drug Addiction And Death Rampant In Utah
http://www.free-articles-zone.com/article/196730/Prescription%20Drug%20Ad=
diction%20And%20Death%20Rampant%20In%20Utah
A recent editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune on the dangers of
prescription drugs suggests that in the five days from when it was
written to when it was delivered to readers, five more people will
have died from prescription drug addiction or abuse.
The editorial says: =93By the time it lands in your driveway, the odds
are that five Utahns will have perished, that five families will be
grieving, children will be orphaned, spouses will be widowed, and
parents will be preparing to bury a child, all because of prescription
drugs.=94
The specific drugs found most dangerous in Utah are the same drugs
that are driving prescription drug addiction and deaths all across
America -- legal opioid and narcotic pain relievers like Vicodin,
Lortab, Percocet, fentanyl, hydrocodone, and the two biggest narcotic
killer-painkillers in America, OxyContin and methadone.
Yet in spite of the numbers of people in Utah dying from prescription
drug addiction, overdose and abuse, there has been little public
outcry, or demands that something be done about it.
=93If child molesters or drunken drivers or cultists were killing 300
Utahns a year, imagine the clamor,=94 the newspaper says. =93But this, for
the most part, has been a silent epidemic.=94
The Utah Department of Health has decided to take a proactive approach
to the gorwing problem of prescription drug addiction and abuse by
intensifying its multimedia public education campaign. The slogan for
the advertising messages, which warn of the dangers of prescription
drugs, is =93Use Only as Directed=94.
=93The slogan is short, punchy, to the point and, hopefully, effective,=94
the Tribune says. =93If Utahns would simply follow that rule for their
prescription medications, there would be a lot less work for the
medical examiner, a lot more room at the morgue, a lot less mourning.=94
The paper re****ts that narcotic painkillers are =93equal-op****tunity
killers. Half of the victims are male, half female. They range in age
from 15 to 80. Most have, or have had, a prescription for the drug
that did them in.=94
Deaths from prescription drug mishaps have grown at an alarming rate,
and are now the number one cause of accidental deaths in the state,
exceeding even traffic accidents. A decade ago, about 40 to 50 people
died each year in the state from prescription drug overdoses or deadly
combinations of prescribed medications. Last year, 320 lost their
lives -- nearly one a day.
The same picture is emerging across the country, as state after state
re****ts sharp increases in prescription drug addiction, abuse, and
deaths.
Pulling no punches, the Tribune editorial points the finger at
everyone involved in the prescription drug supply chain. Physicians,
pharmacists, pharmaceutical companies, the health insurance industry
and drug consumers themselves, all need to share the blame.
Doctors play too fast and loose with the prescription pad, and
pharmacists can fail to provide verbal warnings or detect forged
prescriptions. Drug manufacturers offer physician=92s incentives for
prescribing their drugs, which is a sore point right now with congress
and many states. Some insurance policies encourage use of inexpensive
opioids instead of non-narcotic pain relievers, which could be
effective and far less dangerous. And finally, consumers fail to
follow the most im****tant advice of all: =93Use only as directed.=94
Pain killers are killing more than pain in Utah and across America.
They=92re killing people, hopes, and dreams. Utah has set up a web site,
www.useonlyasdirected.org, to help promote the awareness campaign to
reduce prescription drug addiction, abuse and untimely deaths.
If you or someone you know is suffering from prescription drug
addiction or abuse, call a medical drug detox counselor right away and
get some solid, professional advice.
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Prescription Drug Addiction Increasing In US Military
http://www.free-articles-zone.com/article/194784/Prescription%20Drug%20Addi=
ction%20Increasing%20In%20US%20Military
Doctors are relying too heavily on narcotic pain relievers for US
troops, says a military pain management specialist, raising concerns
about the drugs=92 potential for abuse and prescription drug addiction.
=93You don=92t have to throw narcotics at people to start managing
pain,=94
said Army Col. Chester =93Trip=94 Buckenmaier III, director of the Acute
Pain Service Management Initiative at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
in Wa****ngton. Buckenmaier has pioneered alternative approaches to
treat the pain of wounded soldiers evacuated from the battlefield to
help avoid the risks of abuse, dependence and prescription drug
addiction.
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The fake "Dr" Laura: Nov 23, 2008 - Tea Fire perps: "It's
interesting that little has been mentioned about the Tea House being
on private property. As I understand it, there is a locked gate one
must crawl under/over to gain entrance in order to trespass on this
privately owned property. And where does the wood come from for the
bonfire? It would seem this 'outing' would require a lot of effort and
pre-planning," is one of hundreds of comments on one of the local blog
sites. More=BB [BEHIND A PAYWALL]
# Nov 20, 2008 -
Holiday ad campaign to ask: Why believe in God? The "God" wars: Ads
proclaiming,
# Nov 16, 2008 -
Don't enable or rescue errant children
http://tiny.cc/tattKING
"Don't enable or rescue errant children" or buy errant adult child a
Screaming Eagle Dyna... ;-)
We all know according to Ms Laura, her son [Deryk, former corp
associate and current benefactor] is a saintly virginal role model for
the "family values" corp http://www.takeontheday.com/
and he behaves
according to the standards of their book publishers & advertisers?
Trained to kill "Godless crazy people like me [Deryk MySpace]" is the
way to sell their brand? As if that debacle didn't disgrace the
military and all of America. If for no other reason the photos of
Deryk in Afghanistan when he was representing American taxpayers.
DISGRACED.
http://tiny.cc/kingPAGE
Your money at work. http://tiny.cc/kingPAGE194
The Deryk MySpace was filled with frustration and murderous rage.
Anxious to return home
" I will not allow it. It will not go unpunished.15months. And we
will be home. And we will give GOD a reason to drown the earth once
more. With Love Deryk muah" dated May 15, 2007
How does the Army help PTSD victims?
The rumors of typical drunken debauchery and ***ual trysts with
Deryk's 20 something peers just can't be. Of course, Laura has no
reason to keep her public "up to speed" on any aspect of Afghanistan
or military to do with alcohol, drugs or addiction.
The totally useless Santa Barbara News-Press A2 remains as useless as
ever.
Laura needed to ask in regard to the Tea Fire "And where does the wood
come from for the bonfire?"
It is incredulous the names aren't released, but the police may also
have a point. Laura Schlessinger needs to look at her own house of
perps and stop covering up crimes. She isn't about to teach her son
accountability and it's fine to her that the military protects Deryk
when he's the perp... go figure with all the Tea Fire stories, she
goes with going after the names of perpetrators. When it's her perp,
she asks for privacy and claims Deryk just wants privacy. His
KingOf*Hearts* wrote to America, he does want to be heard and seen...
when not hiding in his scorpion lair.
Laura Schlessinger continues her reign as the worlds biggest
hypocrite.
Check her out, she is a text book case of projection.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection
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Prescription Drug Addiction: Avoiding The Dangers Of Withdrawal
http://media.novusdetox.com/news.php?include=3D137375
11/19/2008
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Adolescent drug addiction
http://morezing.com/2008/11/20/adolescent-drug-addiction/
Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Is the "Turban Effect" the New Bradley Effect?
By Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. Posted November 17, 2008.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/107384/is_the_%22turban_effect%22_the_new_br=
adley_effect/
By Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. Posted November 17, 2008.
Two recent studies conducted in two very different settings reveal a
disturbing anti-Muslim bias among students.
Should we put up with this?
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