Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …

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Publix Pharmacies Join Campaign Against Prescription Drug Abuse – The Ledger

Publix Pharmacies Join Campaign Against Prescription Drug Abuse
The Ledger
Prescription drug abuse “is a major problem,” said Robert Irving, director of outpatient services for Tri County Human Services, which serves Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties. “Kids get most of their prescription medication from their parents or

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Campaign To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse – KKTV 11 News

Campaign To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
KKTV 11 News
Drug prevention experts are trying to convince local teenagers that abusing prescription drugs can be just as bad as using cocaine and heroin. Representatives from Rise Above Colorado are working with students in East and Central High School in Pueblo.

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Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths – Norwalk Reflector


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Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths
Norwalk Reflector
By comparison, the state overdose death rate was about 15 per 100,000 residents in 2011. Experts say treatment and rehabilitation is the key to fighting the drug problem, but only about a half-dozen treatment centers in southwest Ohio offer opiate
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