addiction

Needle Exchange Program Creates Black Market In Clean Syringes

3:54pm January 07, 2015

by Emma Jacobs

Some drug users in Philadelphia are reselling syringes they get for free at needle exchanges. That's illegal, but researchers say the practice still helps prevent the spread of diseases like HIV.

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Addiction Patients Overwhelm Vermont's Expanded Treatment Programs

11:11am January 06, 2015

by Steve Zind

Last year, Gov. Peter Shumlin devoted his entire State of the State address to Vermont's opiate addiction problem. Since then it has expanded treatment, but doctors say demand is outpacing services.

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Many servicemen and women are prescribed a mountain of pills for PTSD, pain and other conditions. But some don't want to be on those meds, so they stop taking them — against doctors' orders.

Veterans Kick The Prescription Pill Habit, Against Doctors' Orders

6:28am July 13, 2014

by Quil Lawrence

There's overmedicating and self-medicating, but some vets are "de-medicating." Prescribed multiple drugs to deal with PTSD and pain, they've stopped taking them — without authorization.

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Health & Safety

Injured Veteran Advocates For Treatment Change at Winston-Salem Classic

6:07am April 17, 2014

There was a time when Justin Minyard wondered if he'd ever be able to walk to his mailbox again without pain, much less participate in a bike race.

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Xanax and Valium, prescribed to treat anxiety, mood disorders and insomnia, can be deadly when mixed with other sedatives.

Risks Of Popular Anxiety Drugs Often Overshadowed

6:40pm April 15, 2014

by Susan Sharon

Benzodiazepines like Xanax and Valium are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the U.S. Patients and addicts often mix them with prescription painkillers — sometimes to deadly effect.

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As Vermont expands addiction treatment services, it is also coming to grips with one of the most difficult and emotional aspects of the problem: pregnant women addicted to opiates.

In Vermont, A Network Of Help For Opiate-Addicted Mothers

10:44am January 29, 2014

by Steve Zind

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin attracted national attention this month when he devoted his entire annual State of the State speech to heroin addiction in Vermont. As the state expands addiction treatment services, it's also trying to come to grips with one of the most difficult and emotional aspects of the problem: pregnant women addicted to opiates.

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