Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Crime and Heroin – Transworld News
Two different studies in the Chicago, Illinois area and the state of Massachusetts have shown a link between prescription drug abuse and a rise in crime and an eventual switch from pills to illicit drugs, such as heroin. In the Chicago area study, the …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Amongst the Aging – Transworld News
A study by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed that drug use among adults aged 50 and over has increased substantially, especially the overuse and non-medical use of prescription drugs. Overall, it …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: State fights prescription drug abuse epidemic – KABC
As the country grapples with an explosion in prescription drug abuse, authorities have stepped up efforts to limit access to one drug by arresting 10 people including two doctors last week in a Los Angeles OxyContin ring that also involved Medicare …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug problem topic of NY conference – msnbc.com
AMHERST, N.Y. — The prescription drug abuse epidemic is the topic of a daylong conference happening in upstate New York. National drug czar Gil Kerlikowske will be the keynote speaker at Friday’s conference at the University at Buffalo.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: PSA – Prescription drug abuse

A PSA I wrote, directed, shot and edited for the Adair County Drug Coalition. The concept came out of a brainstorming session with the ACDC media committee. Only one of the kids involved was comfortable having her face shown – lest they be mistaken for drug users (?) – so I had to get creative in the staging. This is a 100% local Kirksville production, filmed at Kirksville Middle School, and we tried to insert many local elements (poster, letter jacket, etc) so that kids watching this PSA would stop and take notice. by Todd Kuhns
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