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In a bid to support the government in totally abating drug use and trafficking, two lawmakers have proposed random drug testing instead of the mandatory one as provided by law. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Overcoming Substance Abuse – Don’s Story on “Storyteller” – Testimonial by Don about how he overcame his substance abuse challenges. From a CD by the people at “withoutreservations” on the internet, helping those with…

Drug abuse is leading cause of custody loss in Ashtabula County – The Star Beacon

Drug abuse is leading cause of custody loss in Ashtabula County The Star Beacon Drug abuse is one of the leading reasons parents are losing custody of their children, said Ashtabula County Children Services Board Executive Director Tonia Burnett. Burnett said the ACCSB has experienced a 41 percent increase in cases since 2010 … and more »

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Porter County Substance Abuse Council works for a drug-free Porter County – nwitimes.com

Porter County Substance Abuse Council works for a drug-free Porter County nwitimes.com For the past 25 years, the Porter County Substance Abuse Council has made it their mission to reduce youth and adult substance abuse by assessing for, promoting through, and educating about effective community-based programs. Director Beatrice Owen …

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Film looks at drug abuse as public health
This film recognizes drug abuse as an issue of public health as it costs lives, destroys families and inflicts damage on future generations. It investigates how law enforcement, politics and financial corruption have contributed to the war on drugs …
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Bad Idea of the Day: Drug Testing Welfare Applicants
I interviewed Harold Pollack (via e-mail), a health policy scholar at the University of Chicago who has studied substance abuse in the TANF population, and says the overlap is low: contrary to stereotypes, "young men of college age are more likely to …
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Drug Diversion in Health Care Facilities: Should Testing Be Required?
Drug Diversion The Uniform Controlled Substances Act defines drug diversion as the “transfer of a controlled substance from a lawful to an unlawful channel of distribution or use.” Reports of diversion of prescription drugs by health care workers is …
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Consequences of drug abuse for people with diabetes – The consequences of drug abuse for people with diabetes, from Australian Diabetes Council diabetes educator Steven James. Outside of the many social conseque…

Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system – Boston Globe

Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system Boston Globe A surge in heroin overdoses in Massachusetts has exposed a complicated and overburdened substance abuse treatment system with demand for recovery beds chronically outpacing supply, insurance covering only a few services, and families increasingly … a …

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