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Experts: Prescription Drug Abuse Becoming Big Problem in Lincoln County
Experts: Prescription drug abuse becoming big problem in Lincoln County
(KMOV.com) – Officials have told News 4 that prescription drug abuse is rising among pre-teens in Lincoln County. Authorities have told News 4 that more people are abusing prescription drugs than heroin, LSD, inhalants, and cocaine combined. According to recent statistics, the number of drug overdoses per capita tripled in Missouri between 1999 and 2010. Only six other states have more overdoses … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Georgia wages war against prescription drug abuse
CBS46 investigates how Georgia is fighting the war on prescription drugs and if the state is winning. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
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Fairfax mother of young heroin addict: 'There were clues. But we had no clue.'
The sentencing last week of a D.C. heroin dealer whose drugs killed three other young adults in Fairfax has cast a harsh light on the problem of addiction in Washington's suburbs. Even in this affluent, … A decade into a federal crackdown on the …
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4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (and Their …
It appears that the war against prescription drugs is heating up but so far, all it has done is punish those who legitimately need medication and drive addicts to riskier drugs like heroin. The following examples suggest that, as a nation, we still do …
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Independent Pharmacies Seek Greater Role in Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse
Independent Pharmacies Seek Greater Role in Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse
As the Drug Enforcement Administration gears up for another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 26, the National Community Pharmacists Association, the group representing independent pharmacists, says its members are eager to help their communities get rid of unwanted or expired drugs year-round. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Media barracks and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will conduct Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, 10 to 2, Saturday, April 26. The event gives the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
REGION: State Police Among Law Enforcement Agencies Doing National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
REGION: State police among law enforcement agencies doing National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
WASHTENAW COUNTY — Michigan State Police, among other local law enforcement agencies, is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Report recommends that medical insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce abuse of opioids
The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University has issued a ground-breaking report recommending that medical insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce the overdoses, deaths and health care costs associated with abuse of opioids and other prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Sheriff’s Department to host Drug Take Back Day
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department will host the eighth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday at various sites throughout the High Desert. The event, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, aims to… Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
If You Have Ever Abused Drugs …….?
Question by Karen R: If you have ever abused drugs …….?
Have you descovered the real reason WHY you abused them?
OOps, I meant “discovered”
Best answer:
Answer by Jan Stolz
Nope. never even had the urge to try them. Why give some muillionare drug dealer my hard earned money for something that will only hurt me in the end? it never made sense.
Answer by NoWay
I have smoked a lot of pot. Escapism is the reason. I was in a bad spot so I escaped the situation by getting high and watching a movie. I am successful, intelligent and happy. It didn’t lead to other things (except eating and laughing) and helped me through a bad time. Pot is not as bad as alcohol in my opinion.
How We Can Fight the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle
How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle
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How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic
Atlanta Business Chronicle This week, government officials, law enforcement, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and substance abuse experts will gather in Atlanta for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit. As these experts convene, it is vital to highlight the importance of … COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit |
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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – SFGate
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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse
SFGate ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is set to host a national summit on prescription drug abuse. Organizers from the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence say Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to deliver opening remarks at the group's summit Tuesday at the … |
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