Youths Attend Drug Abuse Forum – Pueblo Chieftain

Youths attend drug abuse forum – Pueblo Chieftain

Youths attend drug abuse forum
Pueblo Chieftain
Jonathan Judge, program director with Rise Above Colorado, handled much of the presentation and presented the children with some startling statistics regarding prescription drug abuse. He said nearly 30 percent of Colorado's 12th-graders have taken a …

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FDA approves device to combat opioid drug overdose – Washington Post


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FDA approves device to combat opioid drug overdose
Washington Post
“Overdose and death resulting from misuse and abuse of both prescription and illicit opioids has become a major public health concern in the United States,” Bob Rappaport, director of the FDA's division of anesthesia, analgesia and addiction products
FDA Expands Access to Overdose Antidote to Stem Opiate Addiction EpidemicTIME
FDA approves easy-to-use heroin overdose antidoteFox News
US OKs overdose treatment to fight spike in painkiller deathsReuters
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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – The Atlantic


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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
The Atlantic
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a "crisis" or a "serious problem" in the U.S. That number hasn't changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
Poll: Nationwide marijuana legalization inevitable; public remains concerned The Denver Channel
Americans, weary of war on drugs, prefer rehab to jail, poll saysChristian Science Monitor
Another poll shows Drug War policies rejectedAurora Sentinel
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“National Take-Back Day”: Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription … – Forbes


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"National Take-Back Day": Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription
Forbes
According to recent studies, rates of prescription drug abuse in the US has reached epidemic proportions. More US citizens (nearly 6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using heroin, cocaine, inhalants and LSD
Be part of the solutionFoster’s Daily Democrat
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