Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse is deadly – Olympian
On April 19, 2011 it was reported in a radio news story that 28,000 people a year die from a drug overdose. Not illegal drugs but rather legally prescribed drugs that were intended to help. This is a staggering number. It works out to one patient dying …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Many new Florida laws reflect GOP philosophy
BILL KACZOR Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida will take another step into an era of declining expectations from its cash-strapped state government this week when the most austere in a series of tight annual budgets goes into effect. It’s one of about 160 statutes that will go on the books Friday, the beginning of a new fiscal year. Many of those laws, as well as the budget, carry out …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Woman on probation cited for passing out Xanax
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a North Platte woman June 6 for allegedly giving her teenage daughter the prescription drug Xanax. The teen allegedly passed the drug to another youth, authorities said.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Pharmacy robberies sweeping US
Authorities say a wave of pharmacy robberies is sweeping the United States as addicts and drug dealers use violence to get…
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