In many ways, the spread of Oxycontin abuse closely resembles another recent drug epidemic.
According to Portenoy, this change in the number and kinds of doctors prescribing OxyContin is fundamentally linked to the spread of OxyContin abuse.
Part of what makes the spread of OxyContin abuse so difficult to track, let alone to stop, is that the drug moves not physically but conceptually.
In a highly critical report looking at the spread of hate, abuse and extremism on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, a UK parliamentary committee has suggested the government looks at imposing fines on social media forms for content moderation failures.
"It's not a solution - if you want to get hold of this material, this won't stop you," argues Christian Berg, chief executive of Netclean, a provider of technical tools designed to prevent the spread of child abuse imagery.
The teen media giant has taken a few different approaches in educating teens on the dangers of sex through their core campaigns; It's Your (Sex) Life, which encourages young people to make responsible decisions about their sexual health and A THIN LINE, a campaign that teaches youth to identify, respond to and stop the spread of digital abuse.
I've received a standard spread of Twitter abuse lately—someone calling me a faggot, another user implying that I was a virgin and that my dad raped me (classic!)—but nobody's asking that I throw myself in front of a train, or threatening to come and do the job for me.
I've received a standard spread of Twitter abuse lately – someone calling me a faggot, another user implying that I was a virgin and that my dad raped me (classic!) – but nobody's asking that I throw myself in front of a train, or threatening to come and do the job for me.
These providers represented the diverse spread of substance abuse treatment services available in the country.
