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Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Bill Pushed To Stop Precription Abusers
SCRANTON — Police in Lackawanna County say illegal prescription drug use in on the rise and they tell us those… Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Federal Legislation Looks to Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse
Pennsylvania's senior senator is looking to tackle the rising problme of prescription drug abuse. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Prescription drugs abuse in NRL 'widespread', says club doctor
If a player tests positive this year, the NRL will set up a confidential meeting between the player, his club doctor and the NRL's chief medical officer to determine why the player is taking the drug and whether he needs counselling or rehabilitation …
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Fighting prescription drug abuse among wounded soldiers uneven, report says
Investigators found, for example, that the Army has an aggressive policy to guard against wounded troops "doctor shopping" and using the same prescription to obtain more pills than they are prescribed, potentially for abuse. The Army threshold for …
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Question by Karen R: If you have ever abused drugs …….?
Have you descovered the real reason WHY you abused them?
OOps, I meant “discovered”

Best answer:

Answer by Jan Stolz
Nope. never even had the urge to try them. Why give some muillionare drug dealer my hard earned money for something that will only hurt me in the end? it never made sense.

Answer by NoWay
I have smoked a lot of pot. Escapism is the reason. I was in a bad spot so I escaped the situation by getting high and watching a movie. I am successful, intelligent and happy. It didn’t lead to other things (except eating and laughing) and helped me through a bad time. Pot is not as bad as alcohol in my opinion.    Read more...

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Bill Pushed To Stop Precription Abusers
SCRANTON — Police in Lackawanna County say illegal prescription drug use in on the rise and they tell us those… Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Federal Legislation Looks to Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse
Pennsylvania's senior senator is looking to tackle the rising problme of prescription drug abuse. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Girls In Juvenile Hall Report Higher Drug Use Than Boys –

Hamilton County starting juvenile drug court
The same study estimated as much as a $ 5,000 per participant cost-savings compared to housing juvenile offenders in state custody. Hamilton County Drug Court Coordinator Elaine Kelly said the average age of beginning drug use among addicts is 12.
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Moving Up: Carol Fiddis, chief operating officer, Drug Abuse Treatment Association
Since 1980, the organization has been providing programs for children, adolescents and their families experiencing problems with substance abuse,juvenile delinquency or both. The organization runs adolescent treatment facilities in West Palm Beach and …
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Kentucky editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: March 17 The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., on the costs of drug addiction: When an award-winning movie star recently lost his battle with substance abuse and addiction, the headlines and tributes were ubiquitous, and mostly without moral judgment. He was a sick … Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Ryan Leslie – Addiction ft. Cassie, Fabolous – Music video by Ryan Leslie performing Addiction. (C) 2008 Casablanca Music, LLC.