Archive for the ‘Drug Abuse Statistics’ Category
Schneiderman to Promote Drug Take-Back, Heroin Antidote Programs
Schneiderman to promote drug take-back, heroin antidote programs
His appearance coincides with National Drug Take-Back Day, when dozens of Capital Region sites are serving as locations where people can drop off their unused prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. "Having drop boxes available year-round in every …
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Give Back Your Expired, Unused, Unwanted Drugs Today (Saturday, April 26th)
Any prescription or over-the-counter drugs in a “solid dosage form” – pills, capsules, caplets – will be accepted. Sites will also take transdermal patches: nicotine patches, fentanyl patches, etc. … The involvement of the DEA's Office of Diversion …
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National drug take back day
Each year, millions of Americans abuse prescription drugs, and many of the medications are obtained from family or friends and likely found in home medicine cabinets. In an effort to prevent these drugs from getting into the wrong hands, the drug …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how … AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News
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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic … |
Barnes: What Needs to Change About How Abuse and Addiction Are Treated
Barnes: What needs to change about how abuse and addiction are treated
Drug abuse and addiction costs are estimated to exceed half a trillion dollars in this country, including health, crime-related costs and losses in productivity. — Dr. Nora Volkow, director of National Institute on Drug Abuse. • Prescription drugs …
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Uruguay may treat drug–addicted prisoners with medical weed
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Furthering its international reputation as a cannabis vanguard, this small South American country could start treating its drug-addicted prisoners with medical marijuana. How serious Uruguay is about allowing … from marijuana …
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The Music Hall showing eye-opening film about drug abuse
Peter Shumlin's recent State of the State address, as the governor stressed the growing drug addiction problem in the state and the need to treat it. Shumlin also proposed $ 20,000 to ensure that the patients featured in "The Hungry Heart," can visit …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how … AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate – WAND
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Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate
WAND Many came out to Springfield's Drug Take Back Saturday afternoon, to return expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Springfield Deputy, Daniel Walbert, says it's an effort to reduce the alarming rate of poisonings and overdoses from these drugs. Fight drug abuse; give back drugs this Saturday State expert says drug addiction at epidemic level 'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuse |
Group Aims at Youth 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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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The Statistics of Opiate Addiction – Fall River Herald News
Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News
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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate – WAND
KELOLAND TV |
Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate
WAND Pill after pill. Bottle after bottle. Many came out to Springfield's Drug Take Back Saturday afternoon, to return expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Springfield Deputy, Daniel Walbert, says it's an effort to reduce the alarming rate of … Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse St. John's Students Fight Prescription Drug Abuse With Pill Disposal Event Police encourage safe disposal of old prescriptions |