Drug Abuse

Georgia's Horrid Plan to Punish Drug-Using Food Stamp Recipients, and How to …
For the vast majority of people on public assistance, illicit drug use isn't a problem. I've made this point before, but it's worth restating the facts. Among women receiving Temporary Aid for Needy Families, the incidence rate for substance abuse is a …
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Prescription drug abuse growing in India: UN report
Prescription drug abuse is growing in India and the problem is serious in South Asia, according to a UN report which said drugs enter the region's illicit markets through various channels, being diverted from India's pharma industry and smuggled from …
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Sand Point aims to move beyond banishing drug dealers to curb rampant drug …
Heroin and meth have plagued Sand Point for about five years, residents say, and the volatile scene at the airport acted as a catalyst for locals to step up and try to stomp out substance abuse. Enter Reclaim Alaska, a nonprofit startup with the goal …
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