According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the prescription drug abusers in Ohio and throughout the U.S. are obtaining the substances through friends or family, as opposed to a dealer. Recent research determined that only 15 percent of the...

If you have been charged with a drug crime related to prescription drugs, you should know that your future is in jeopardy.Many people who are charged with seemingly minor drug crimes, such as drug possession, are often tempted to plead guilty just so that they can...

The issue of overuse and abuse of narcotic prescription pain killers is one that has garnered significant attention in recent years. According to the Ohio Department of Health the mortality rate due to painkiller overdoses was so high that in 2011, one person died...

Most people prescribed powerful pain medications take them as directed and give them up without difficulty when the need for them subsides. But a small minority of individuals winds up getting hooked.Addiction to prescription medications isn't a condition someone...