Archive for the ‘Addiction News’ Category
- Nearly 100 Percent of the World’s Vicodin Prescriptions are Used in U.S.
The numbers are in: the U.S. rate of abuse of prescription painkillers is higher now than ever, with especially drastic jumps in the use of painkillers like Vicodin. Across the globe, no country uses more Vicodin than the United States – leading experts ask that it be reclassified to see more restrictive use. Read More…
- Retired Pro Football Players Abuse Painkillers
Professional football players often sustain serious injury during practice and games, with many injuries resulting in chronic pain and the need for prescription painkillers. The painkillers used are often highly addictive opioids, causing a dependence problem that persists long after the player retires.
- Crimes Involving Vicodin, Heroin, Meth and Alcohol
Jeep Owner Arrested for Heroin Crimes
A search by Oregon authorities of a 1998 Jeep Cherokee that was located at a residence in Coos Bay uncovered heroin and other narcotics. South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team agents found heroin, packaging material, drug paraphernalia, scales, suspected hashish and 15 assorted pills initially identified as Vicodin, methadone, Suboxone and OxyContin. The Jeep belonged to twenty-five-year-old Mitchell T. Summers and was seized because it was used in a crime. Summers was charged with two counts of possession of opiates, two counts of delivery of opiates, unlawful possession of heroin, unlawful delivery of heroin and unlawful manufacture of heroin.
- Vicodin Addiction News
Traffic Stop Lands Two Men in Jail
Vincent Joseph Johnson, 44, and Lukeus Nathan Coleman, 35, of Corning, California, were arrested on Saturday, Sept. 11 following a routine traffic stop for multiple traffic violations. According to authorities, Johnson was in possession of a crushed glass meth pipe and generic Vicodin pills without a valid prescription. He was booked on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia. Coleman had a plastic baggy with 1.9 grams of crystal methamphetamine concealed in his pants. He was charged with suspicion of possession and transportation of a controlled substance Read More…
- A Doctor and a Fire Captain Part of This Week’s Vicodin News Report
Criminal Convicted for Seattle Pharmacy Robbery
Tyler Ljubich has been convicted of Robbery First Degree for his armed robbery of OxyContin and Vicodin from the Westside Pharmacy in West Seattle, Washington. Because Ljubich has a prior conviction (for a drive-by shooting), he faces 41 to 54 months in jail. Read More…
- Doctor Charged in Vicodin-for-Sex Scheme
A Pine, PA doctor has been charged with providing drugs for sex. Michael Vogini, an osteopathic doctor, had been writing prescriptions in exchange for oral sex to at least six of his female patients. The investigation of Dr. Vogini was precipitated by the 2006 death of Beverly Switalski. Switalski died from an overdose of prescription drugs, and investigators found bottles from Dr. Vogini scattered near her body.
- Painkiller Addictions Hindering Right to Proper Pain Relief
The growing problem with addictions to prescription painkillers has impacted the healthcare industry, resulting in the denial of adequate pain relief for patients truly suffering.
- Altering Benzodiazepines Could Help Create Non-Addictive Anxiety Drugs
When you examine addictions throughout the world, people may have different reasons for developing their habit, but the addiction could be based more on the reward pathways in the brain.
The Pain of Addiction
Vicodin addiction often starts innocently enough. Most people start taking Vicodin or other pain medications after surgery or an injury. But then they can’t stop. They need more to get the same pain relief. They start doctor shopping to get more pills. And the cycle continues until it takes over their lives.
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