Drug Abuse

A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that in 2011 nearly half of all inmates in federal prison were serving time for drug offenses, while the Washington Post notes that 20 percent of all inmates in state prison are currently there for similar reasons …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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Local police host drop-offs for unwanted prescription drugs Sturday, April 26
Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are "alarmingly high," as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs, DEA officials said in a press release for the event. According to law enforcement officials, studies show …
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