Drug Abuse

In Annual Speech, Vermont Governor Shifts Focus to Drug Abuse
Dr. Chen said the highest rates of substance abuse were found in New England and the Northeast. No one really knows why, he said, except that the region is a wide-open market for dealers with easy access from New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
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CMS Declares War on Prescription Drug Abuse in Medicare, Focus on Opioid …
9, 2014 – Prescription drug abuse, even in the Medicare Part D drug program, is a nationwide epidemic, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which has committed to take the problem seriously and begin actions to protect Medicare …
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Marijuana is Legal In Colorado. So When Will America's Super-Racist Drug War …
Still, America has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Prisons are profitable business for private companies as well as the state, particularly in areas in need of economic revitalization. Criminalizing drug use and broken drug policies have …
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