f word Girl who flipped the bird at the judge, goes back to court This time she gets a new judge has her bail and bond reduced looks like she is off to stay her mums and is likely to have a case thrown out as she has passed... By: Education1USA … Continue reading →

This week, the FDA announced that all generic forms of Oxycontin must now be produced in only tamper-resistant formulas. This ruling comes as an attempt to remedy the growing prescription drug abuse problem sweeping the nation. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 In addition to other semi-synthetic opiods, Oxycontin has been one of the most abused prescription medications in the country for years due to its high likelihood for chemical dependency and the rapidness and frequency in which users build a tolerance to its effects. In its original form, Oxycontin is easy to heat or crush, allowing people to get high faster and easily manipulate the drugs contents for recreational purposes. In 2010, Purdue Pharma, which is the company responsible for producing the drug, released a tamper-resistant formula that made the pills more difficult to alter. The FDAs ruling will go into effect immediately and will require all generic drug makers to produce only the original tamper-resistant formula first released by Purdue. We hope that this new regulation will significantly reduce Oxycontins potential for abuse and misuse, said Pax Prentiss, CEO and co-founder of The Passages Addiction Treatment Centers in Malibu and Ventura, California. At Passages, prescription drugs are now … Continue reading →

April 24, 2013 Vol: 20 No: 17 by: Aaron Burkhalter , Staff Reporter King Countys Mental Health, Chemical Abuseand Dependency Services Division is changing how treatment providers view those with chemical addictions. Before, a relapse into drug use was a failure in the eyes of King Countys treatment services. Now, its just another step in the process. Assistant Division Director Jean Robertson said recovery operates on a spectrum. Thats why the county, and the many organizations contracted to provide treatment, will now treat chemical dependency the same as mental health as a lifelong chronic illness that requires ongoing treatment. This shift will change how the county talks about clients and trains providers. The agency is also exploring the use of more peer counseling services, meaning people who have recovered from addiction are helping the clients as well. This model is already used for mental health treatment. This will guide how the county thinks about and engages with clients but wont create new funding for chemical dependency. Its a shift in philosophy, and its a shift in culture, Robertson said. The countys health and human services funding is a fraction of what it was even five years ago. In 2006, the … Continue reading →