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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Ohio stats show drug overdoses on the rise – Wooster Daily Record


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Ohio stats show drug overdoses on the rise
Wooster Daily Record
COLUMBUS — More Ohioans died from unintended drug overdoses in 2012 than in any single year during the previous decade, according to statistics released Friday by state health officials. While the total included fewer deaths linked to prescription …
Highland County drug deaths at state averageHillsboro Times Gazette
Drug overdoses claim more OhioansNorwalk Reflector
Plague of overdose deaths continues in OhioCoshocton Tribune
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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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