Drug Abuse

Group aims at youth drug abuse
One of iCare's major goals this year is to help start a support program in the Waterford area — called the Landing — for teen drug and alcohol abuse problems. Cindi Schweitzer, co-owner of Integrity Funeral Services, 29134 Evergreen Drive, Rochester, …
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National drug take back initiative hopes to curtail prescription drug abuse
“It's been shown that a lot of drug abuse in the house begins with prescription medications, your young teens have access to it, it's right there,” said Plummer. The rise in the use and abuse of prescription drugs has been seen here locally. Dr. Mwenda …
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Drug Take Back hauls in 2300 pounds of unwanted prescriptions in Madison …
Nationally, teen drug abuse from prescription drugs has increased rapidly, and the take back day was created to stop the primary location where teens get the drugs: home medicine cabinets. The collection also ensures the safe disposal of expired drugs …
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