Drug Abuse

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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction Fall River Herald News This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic …

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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Read more... Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Huffington Post Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how … AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record all 46 news articles »

Thomasville police seize more than 60 pounds of marijuana during investigation
A study in the August edition of The Journal of School Health finds that the generations old theory of a “gateway drug” effect is in fact accurate for some drug users, but shifts the blame for those addicts' escalating substance abuse away from …
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Mindfulness Therapy May Help Prevent Substance–Abuse Relapse in Long Term
They found that cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention (RP) and mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) are both effective aftercare interventions following substance abuse treatment, but that the latter may have a more enduring effect. The study …
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Wasting money doing things we know don't work
Portugal had all the same problems with drugs and addiction as any other modern country. At a time when Portugal was being squeezed by the economy and experiencing increasing HIV/AIDS cases, they decided to abandon the old arrest-and-imprisonment …
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Unwanted, unused drugs easy to dispose of with county program
Although the Springfield Police Division and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office will not formally participate today’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, hosted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, they encourage county residents to dump their unwanted prescription pills any day of the year at designated drop-off locations. More than 1,300 pounds of prescription drugs have been properly … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

April is alcohol awareness month
In Hood River County most of us are well aware of the positive contributions that the alcohol industry brings to our community. It is one of the county’s largest employers, a significant contributor to many of our nonprofits and an industry that brings thousands of tourists and millions of dollars to the community each year. It is a beverage that brings enjoyment and physical health benefits to … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results    Read more...

Eisai Presents Research on FYCOMPA™ (perampanel) CIII at The American …
FYCOMPA is an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in patients with epilepsy age 12 and older. The following perampanel data are being presented at … Patients taking FYCOMPA …
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Prevention tips: Alcohol consumption a time bomb for health
"Currently in the State of Utah and in Weber County a major area of focus is on increasing public awareness of the dangers of alcohol use for teens," said Jason Brophy, clinical supervisor in youth substance treatment at Weber Human Services. "A major …
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Tough alcohol guidelines may lead pregnant women to consider abortions …
They found that the lack of alcohol withdrawal facilities dedicated to pregnant women or women with children, and the social stigma around drinking and pregnancy, were barriers to women accessing treatment. Problem drinking … pregnant woman with …
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Bethlehem PA Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Christ-Centered Substance Abuse Plan Now Available
People who take their faith seriously understand life's ups and downs can cause trouble, and drugs can get into that picture. Call 484-240-3116 for a no-cost consultation. (PRWeb April 26, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Bethlehem-PA-drug-rehab/Christian-drug-treatment/prweb11798789.htm Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Modi warns against narco-terrorism route to destroy India
Drug trafficking and rampant drug abuse by Punjab's youth is a major poll issue in the state which shares a 550-km boundary with Pakistan Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

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COLUMBIA – The Youth Community Coalition participated in a prescription drug take back event Friday in response to an increase of prescription drug abuse among Boone County high school seniors. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results