Feds believe they’re making progress in a push to stop abuse of prescription painkillers but they still say doctors in the U.S. are prescribing sufficient addictive prescription painkillers to medicate every individual American 24 hours a day for one month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the chief cause of fatalities may not [...]
Addiction Psychiatrist Dr. David Sack discusses the Amy Winehouse tragedy and why it can be challenging to get a loved one into treatment for addiction.
Fatalities in the U.S. linked with opioid drug use, such as prescription painkillers, have been sharply increasing for the past decade, despite increased federal and state initiatives to cut down on opioid abuse. However, recent information is also drawing attention to a powerful, but lesser-known cause of fatalities – methadone prescriptions – which have recently [...]
Criminal Liability for Failing to Aid in Drug Overdoses
