Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
(The Center Square) - San Francisco County Supervisor Matt Dorsey, a Democrat and former addict, is calling for “mass arrests, detox, and treatment” of open-air, often homeless drug users in ...
The state of Oklahoma is violating federal law by unnecessarily committing people with mental illness and drug abuse disorders to psychiatric hospitals, the U.S. Justice Department concluded in a ...
(The Center Square) – San Francisco started its ban on county-funded cash assistance for individuals with substance abuse disorders who refuse to engage in treatment. Measure F, approved by ...
Prescription drug overuse or non-medical prescription drug use is the use of prescription medications that is more than the prescribed amount, regardless of whether the original medical reason to take the drug is legitimate. [1] [2] A prescription drug is a drug substance prescribed by a doctor and intended to for individual use only. [3]
The opioid epidemic, also referred to as the opioid crisis, is the rapid increase in the overuse, misuse/abuse, and overdose deaths attributed either in part or in whole to the class of drugs called opiates/opioids since the 1990s. It includes the significant medical, social, psychological, demographic and economic consequences of the medical ...
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related disorder . Differing definitions of drug abuse are used in public health , medical, and criminal justice contexts.
Drug overdose deaths fell sharply in San Francisco in 2024. ... including a telehealth program that quickly connects people who abuse opioids with healthcare providers who can prescribe ...
A major drug scandal in UK greyhound racing, involving the illegal sale and widespread misuse of a hormone intended for women is going unchecked, according to an animal charity.. Rescuers of ...