Posts Tagged ‘Drug Addiction’
NHS Tayside’s mobile dental unit provides relief for recovering and former drug addicts
A mobile dental service, which has been launched by NHS Tayside, is providing relief for recovering and former drug addicts in the area. Many people who are taking advantage of the service have previously been homeless and have subsequently found it incredibly difficult to access dental care and to look after their teeth. Cheryl Ferguson, […]
American dentists scale back opioid prescriptions amid addiction crisis
Dentists in America are trying to scale back the provision of opioid prescriptions amid fears of an addiction crisis. James Hatzell, from New Jersey, is just one of many patients who has become addicted to painkillers after taking them following a dental procedure. Mr Hatzell, who was a teenager when he was first advised to […]
