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Lil Wayne Sizzurp Binge a Cautionary Tale, Dr. Sack Tells Fox News

March 22, 2013 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Promises News

Last week, 30-year-old rapper Lil Wayne was hospitalized after suffering seizures. While details are still unconfirmed, it is suspected that his condition resulted from an overdose of a drug called “sizzurp.” Addiction psychiatrist and CEO of Promises Treatment Centers Dr. David Sack recently appeared on Fox News to discuss sizzurp. “It’s a combination of codeine …

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Anxiety: Not Always a Bad Thing

March 16, 2013 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Mental Health

People who suffer from anxiety sometimes feel as if they are cats in a room full of rocking chairs. We worry about our jobs, our appearance, weight, families and social lives. We want to be as happy and comfortable as our grandparents, yet our grandparents did not face the type and scope of worries that …

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Most Teens who Abuse Prescription Medicines Get them for Free

March 13, 2013 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Adolescent Issues

The 2012 “Monitoring the Future” study, which looks at the rates of drug use, ease of availability, and perceived risk amongst teens, revealed that the vast majority of teens who abuse prescription medicines get them for free from friends and family. Although the overall use of the drugs has decreased, their use is still at …

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Teens Taking ADHD Medications to Improve Academics

January 25, 2013 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Drug Addiction

Using stimulants to get ahead is not a new idea. Drugs that give you energy, even just caffeine have been used and abused for decades by people who need more energy, who need to stay awake, and who need to focus to get something done. However, we may be facing a new epidemic among young …

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Overprescription of Xanax

October 17, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Drug Addiction

Xanax is a common commercial form of alprazolam, a sedative medication that belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Like other drugs in this class, it achieves its calming effects by altering the way your body uses a naturally occurring chemical known as GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid). Xanax is the most frequently prescribed mental …

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Promises Behavioral Health Reminds Parents to Lock the Cabinet During National Prevention Week

May 23, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Featured

In honor of SAMHSA’s first annual National Prevention Week, Promises Behavioral Health is reminding parents to do their part in preventing teen prescription drug abuse.

Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings Released

January 14, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research

Findings from the 2009 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) have been released and show that there were nearly 4.6 million drug-related emergency department (ED) visits in 2009. About half (49.8 percent, or 2.3 million) of the 4.6 million were due to adverse reactions to pharmaceuticals. Almost one half (45.1 percent, or 2.1 million) of the …

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Academic-Enhancing Drugs Like Adderall Are Impacting Students Nationwide

December 26, 2011 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Adolescent Issues

A recent article in the Washington Post illustrates how the seemingly harmless practice of sharing unused meds is becoming a national epidemic. In the article, one anonymous coed describes her routine of selling leftover pills from her Adderall script to friends she believes are only using it as a study aid.

Makers of OxyContin Concealed Its Addictive Nature

November 14, 2011 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Drug Addiction

We now know that OxyContin is a dangerous, highly addictive painkiller that has turned normal, law-abiding Americans into “hillbilly” heroin addicts and criminals. We also know that executives at Purdue Pharma, the company that manufactures OxyContin, covered up the data that would have predicted such a result.

Study Identifies Characteristics of Prescription Drug Addiction

May 13, 2010 / By / Prescription Drugs

Unlike alcohol and drug addiction, it can be difficult to identify those who are addicted to prescription drugs. In an effort to make it easier for doctors and healthcare professionals to screen for prescription drug use disorder (PDUD) in patients with chronic pain, researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) conducted a study …

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