Drug-Related Death, Illness Statistics Grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drugabuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.

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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com

4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America
Care2.com
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), rates of death by drug overdose have more than tripled since 1990, but the deceased weren't smoking crack or shooting heroin into their veins. They're not even unemployed and homeless. In fact …
Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuseLake County News Sun

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Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses – The Arkanas Traveller

Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses
The Arkanas Traveller
As of 2013, Arkansas had the highest rate of teen prescription abuse, according to Community Organization for Drug Education. Abuse of pain relievers is the highest rate among ages 12-25. Seventy percent of people in that age group admitted to

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Parents can protect children from drug abuse – gulfnews.com

Parents can protect children from drug abuse
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Each year, there is a perceptible increase in the number of children taking up drugs in the UAE. And as statistics reveal, more young children are falling victim to this social menace. While authorities are doing everything they can to eliminate this

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