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Drug Addiction on the Rise; Better Laws, More Public Awareness Needed
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, use of illicit drugs in the United States has been increasing. In their Nationwide Trends report (updated January, 2014), in 2012 an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or older, approximately 9% of the population, had used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication in the past month. Continue reading ? Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

Study: Americans snorting less cocaine, smoking more pot
Brooks Hays WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) — A new study suggests American cocaine use has dropped by more than 50 percent, while marijuana use is up some 30 percent. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

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Patrick Dunn Signs Of Substance Abuse –

Voters guide for Muskego 1st Aldermanic District
All of us should support our local police department, our schools, organizations or service clubs, neighborhood watch programs, our churches, whomever may be at the forefront of this issue. We need to be aware, understand and know the signs of drug …
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Summit attendees hear about drug overdose deaths
Cameron said his department has taken a number of initiatives to combat prescription drug abuse, including an alliance with the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, which had representatives at the meeting. They also are collaborating …
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Fund drug abuse data source – Pacific Daily News

Fund drug abuse data source Pacific Daily News Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, or NSDUH, have fueled the debate, but they may be leading us astray. The NSDUH, a federally-funded general population survey of approximately 70,000 people, is a wonderful tool for … and more »

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Summit attendees hear about drug overdose deaths – Bay Net

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Summit attendees hear about drug overdose deaths Bay Net Those statistics from Sheriff Cameron show a decline from seven lethal prescription overdoses in 2011 to one in 2013, while at the same time showed an increase from none to five heroin overdose deaths. “It's stronger, it's cheaper and it's available …

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MCO's still cautious about merger plans
The agencies oversee mental health, substance-abuse and developmental disability services. … Partners executive director Rhett Melton declined to comment beyond saying he agrees with Taylor's assessment of where merger negotiations stand. Smoky …
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Local drug treatment options lacking for youth
Beatrice Owen, who serves as director of the Porter County Substance Abuse Council, said the area is also lacking a detox facility where young people can go to safely wean off the drugs. "It's an issue of finances," she said of the overall lack of …
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Businesses look to tighten drug testing – nwitimes.com

Businesses look to tighten drug testing nwitimes.com The high failure rates can be frustrating to employers who believe they have found someone with the proper skills for a job, only to have the applicant fail the drug screening. It is a problem that affects production and output as well as workers …

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The '60s Are Gone, But Psychedelic Research Trip Continues
Since the 1970s, hallucinogens have been classified as Schedule I drugs, indicating they have no medical use. But researchers say there are benefits and that … "Even if people are happy to spout statistics at you about your chances of survival, that …
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The hard lives — and high suicide rate — of Native American children on …
But the silence that has shrouded suicide in Indian country is being pierced by growing alarm at the sheer number of young Native Americans taking their own lives — more than three times the national average, and up to 10 times on some reservations …
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