Authorities, Parents Struggle to Find a Solution to Rising Addiction Rates – Toledo Blade

Authorities, parents struggle to find a solution to rising addiction rates – Toledo Blade


Toledo Blade

Authorities, parents struggle to find a solution to rising addiction rates
Toledo Blade
Cocaine, painkillers, and tranquilizers are all used more than heroin, and the latest federal overdose statistics show that in 2010 the vast majority of drug overdose deaths involved pharmaceuticals, with heroin accounting for less than 10 percent. But
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Youths attend drug abuse forum – Pueblo Chieftain

Youths attend drug abuse forum
Pueblo Chieftain
Jonathan Judge, program director with Rise Above Colorado, handled much of the presentation and presented the children with some startling statistics regarding prescription drug abuse. He said nearly 30 percent of Colorado's 12th-graders have taken a …

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“National Take-Back Day”: Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription … – Forbes


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"National Take-Back Day": Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription
Forbes
According to recent studies, rates of prescription drug abuse in the US has reached epidemic proportions. More US citizens (nearly 6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using heroin, cocaine, inhalants and LSD

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Addressing teen drug use – Claremore Daily Progress

Addressing teen drug use
Claremore Daily Progress
“The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) makes available statistics of services provided across the state,” he said. “A review of that information led me to search out how many adolescents received treatment …

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