Archive for the ‘Drug Abuse Statistics’ Category
Sullivan County Prescription Drug Abuse Rate Among Highest in State – Kingston Daily Freeman
Sullivan County prescription drug abuse rate among highest in state – Kingston Daily Freeman
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Sullivan County prescription drug abuse rate among highest in state
Kingston Daily Freeman MONTICELLO, N.Y. – Prescription drug abuse in Sullivan County, measured on a per-capita basis, is topped by only two other counties in the state, according to Dr. Carlos Holden, who practices emergency and family medicine in Brooklyn, Livingston Manor … Sullivan near top of list statewide for prescription drug abuse |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Drug experts slam reports with ‘misleading statistics’ on legal high deaths – thejournal.ie
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Drug experts slam reports with 'misleading statistics' on legal high deaths
thejournal.ie The report from the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths highlighted a considerable increase in deaths in Britain connected to the synthetic drugs from ten in 2009 to 68 in 2012. In a letter written to scientific journal The Lancet from Dr … |
Drug Experts Slam Reports With ‘Misleading Statistics’ on Legal High Deaths
Drug experts slam reports with ‘misleading statistics’ on legal high deaths
Experts have said many of the deaths recorded in the UK were in fact attributable to substances that were already illegal. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Epidemic Of Abuse
Sometimes it takes a celebrity’s death to galvanize attitudes about a drug epidemic that has already ruined, or ended, the lives of many lesser-knowns. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Drugs. Alcohol. Addiction. – Part 2 of 5
Drugs. Alcohol. Addiction. – Part 2 of 5 – Dr. Mark Blair did it all while continuing to treat patients. But after hitting rock bottom in 2008, he turned his life around and went on to educate and war…
Judge Finds Probable Cause for Murder Charge for Man Accused of Killing …
FBI Special Agent Scott Irwin testified to the facts laid out in the complaint filed last Friday. No new details were revealed during the … He also went through substance abuse treatment in 2006 and 2011. According to the complaint Lasley Jr. was …
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Project ALERT being taught to area students
Project ALERT is an age-appropriate substance abuse prevention curriculum proven effective in reducing experimentation among teens and in reducing usage among teens who experiment. The national program is geared toward seventh- and eighth-grades …
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FDA Chief Defends New Pain Drug Despite Worries About Abuse – Chicago Tribune (Blog)
FDA chief defends new pain drug despite worries about abuse – Chicago Tribune (blog)
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FDA chief defends new pain drug despite worries about abuse
Chicago Tribune (blog) "Americans are abusing, and (in) many cases dying, at an alarming rate from highly addictive pain medicine, and it is shameful that the FDA would ignore its own experts to approve this drug," Manchin said in a statement after the hearing. He later … OxyContin maker plans abuse-resistant hydrocodone drug FDA chief defends Zohydro as criticism intensifies |
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Chester County releases heroin overdose stats – Philly.com
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Chester County releases heroin overdose stats
Philly.com “One clear trend from these statistics is that prescription drug abuse is a gateway to a heroin overdose,” Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said in a statement. “People start by using prescription drugs like oxycodone, then switch to heroin … |
Update: With Heroin, `Nobody Is Safe’ – Daily Local News
Update: With heroin, `Nobody is safe’ – Daily Local News
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Update: With heroin, `Nobody is safe'
Daily Local News “One clear trend from these statistics is that prescription drug abuse is a gateway to a heroin overdose,” Hogan said. “People start by using prescription drugs like Oxycodone, then switch to heroin because it is cheaper and easier to obtain. We need … Chester County releases heroin overdose stats Statistics show heroin overdose claimed 24 in Chesco last year DA releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
FDA chief defends new pain drug despite worries about abuse – Reuters
Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse in Youth
Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse in Youth
Pharmaceutical drug abuse among teens is a growing problem, especially considering that Americans between the ages of 12 and 49 who abuse prescription drugs are more likely to use heroin than others in the same age group. Prescription and …
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