Local Leaders Unite to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse in Cabarrus – Charlotte Observer

Local leaders unite to curb prescription drug abuse in Cabarrus – Charlotte Observer

Local leaders unite to curb prescription drug abuse in Cabarrus
Charlotte Observer
Project Lazarus, a public health nonprofit, has teamed with the Cabarrus Health Alliance to evaluate and address the state of prescription drug use, misuse and abuse in Cabarrus County. Dozens of community leaders met earlier this month to learn about 
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Jackson’s heroin problem persists, fueled by prescription drug abuse … – MLive.com


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Jackson's heroin problem persists, fueled by prescription drug abuse
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Until communities have a handle on the prescription drug problem, the heroin problem will persist, said Hirst, who speaks at schools and, with his family, started a nonprofit foundation, Andy's Angels, in honor of his son. “Everybody has access to
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Prescription drug abuse task force to continue under de Blasio – SILive.com

Prescription drug abuse task force to continue under de Blasio
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"I want to thank Mayor Bill de Blasio for continuing the Mayor's Task Force on Prescription Painkiller Abuse and I look forward to working with Elizabeth Glazer, the newly named Director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, as we tackle this

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Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar story – Indianapolis Star


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Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar story
Indianapolis Star
Every 25 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from an overdose, and prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substances after marijuana and alcohol, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Colts owner Jim Irsay has admitted prescription 
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Documents show Irsay battled Rx drug abuse for decades | WTHI-TVWTHI

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