Drug Abuse

Allegiance’s Health Drug Addiction Center reopens doors after quarantine – The Jackson Citizen Patriot

Allegiance's Health Drug Addiction Center reopens doors after quarantine The Jackson Citizen Patriot JACKSON, MI – After more than a week, the Allegiance Health Drug Addiction Recovery Center called off the quarantine and reopened its doors. The center, 2424 W. Washington Ave., notified the Jackson County Health Department April 22, that patients and …

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Is Drug Addiction a Disease? [POLL] – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

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Read more... Is Drug Addiction a Disease? [POLL] New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio There are terms being thrown around much more frequently as of ate when people about drug use. The phrases such as “explosion of drug use,” or “expansion of drug use,” are used to explain the growth of drug use. While we can call it “expansion” or an … Proposed E-cigarette tax could help pay for heroin addiction treatment, NJ …NJ.com Legislators Poised to Combat Deadly Rise in Opioid Abuse and Heroin UseNJ Spotlight NJ Senate panel considers options for dealing with heroin, painkiller addictionNorthJersey.com all 8 news articles »

State Rep. Ron Hood “Start Talking!” PSA – State Representative Ron Hood and Mental Health and Addiction Services Director, Tracy Plouck’s public service announcement about Start Talking!, a youth dru…

Advocates call for more painkiller restrictions
BOSTON — Drug abuse prevention groups, state lawmakers and organized labor leaders rallied outside the Massachusetts Statehouse on Tuesday to call for more restrictions on a powerful new painkiller. The rally, which drew more than 150 people, came …
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Drug Recognition Expert to Talk Prevention With Parents at High School
Oftentimes diagnosing a person's addiction to drugs and alcohol can come too late, and the focus shift has moved to prevention, namely how to interpret the behavior someone who is using drugs and paraphernalia associated with those drugs. Sponsored by …
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Harford Co. disposes unused, expired medications
More than 300 people participated in Harford County's National Prescription Drug Take Back event last Saturday, which helped to properly dispose 1,389 pounds of unused and expired medicines. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Methadone is often stigmatized, he acknowledged, but for some addicts — when it's used in combination with counseling and other treatments — the substitute drug makes a dramatic difference in their lives. “Methadone will allow you to go from a …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

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 »

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Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drug–abuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.

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Stopping Dual Drug Abuse Epidemics [AUDIO]
The report also recommends “updating school curricula, school-based peer-to-peer programs, prescription drug abuse recognition and reporting protocols for educators.” Gray said expanding the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program is also …
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Local coalitions aim to prevent underage substance abuse
According to its website, the Chandler Coalition on Youth Substance Abuse saw a need to create a partnership after the 2012 Arizona Youth survey concluded the average age a person begins drinking alcohol is 12.7 years in the Chandler redevelopment …
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State officials unhappy with proposed switch in drug abuse office
The Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, known as ADAP, works with the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) to run the state's new hub and spoke substance abuse treatment and recovery system, which officials say is extremely successful and …
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