Marin Parents Who Lost Children to Prescription Drug Abuse Join New Task Force – Marin Independent Journal

Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force – Marin Independent Journal

Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force
Marin Independent Journal
Three members of Marin County's new Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force know all too well how deadly the seemingly innocent bottles in the medicine chest can be. Britt Rosenmayr's son Jason, overdosed on heroin on Sept. 18, 2010, two days before his 

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Lancaster coroner: Prescription drug abuse an “epidemic,” caused 46 deaths … – Lancaster Newspapers

Lancaster coroner: Prescription drug abuse an “epidemic,” caused 46 deaths
Lancaster Newspapers
Yet, officials say, prescription drug abuse kills more people in Lancaster County than cocaine and heroin — by far. "There is an epidemic of prescription drug abuse," said Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, county coroner and a longtime family doctor. That's

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COMMENTARY: Halting prescription abuse in RGV – Monitor

COMMENTARY: Halting prescription abuse in RGV
Monitor
There has been a dramatic increase in prescription drug abuse throughout the country in recent years. This has led to accidental overdoses and required drug treatment programs for addictions and the Rio Grande Valley has not been an exception. It seems 

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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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