Study: Nation’s Teens Easily Falling Victim to Substance Abuse – NY1

Prescription Drug Abuse: Study: Nation’s Teens Easily Falling Victim To Substance Abuse – NY1


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Study: Nation's Teens Easily Falling Victim To Substance Abuse
NY1
According to the latest research from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, or CASA at Columbia University, when it comes to struggles with teen smoking, prescription drug abuse, drinking, and illegal drugs, we've got a major problem on
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Tomlbin Meets With Local Officials to Weigh in on Drug Abuse – WDTV

Tomlbin Meets With Local Officials to Weigh in on Drug Abuse
WDTV
Our state has the highest death rate in the country from prescription drug abuse. In 2009 there were 19 narcotic prescriptions per person, per capita in the Mountain State, compared to 12 prescriptions nationwide. Tuesday was the third meeting of The
Tomblin talks drugs in BluefieldBluefield Daily Telegraph
Governor Holds Prescription Drug Roundtable DiscussionWVNS-TV
'Spiraling out of control'Beckley Register-Herald
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Prescription Drug Abuse: ‘Pill Mills,’ Prescription Drug Abuse Hits Home – Patch.com

'Pill Mills,' Prescription Drug Abuse Hits Home
Patch.com
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, and experts say it may be due to doctors prescribing more drugs for more health problems than ever before thereby increasing the availability of medications. “It's growing and it's growing by leaps and bounds,”

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Bill allowing pharmacists access to drug database stalls in Senate – SILive.com

Bill allowing pharmacists access to drug database stalls in Senate
SILive.com
"This is a first good step to combat the illegal prescription drug abuse epidemic," Cusick said of the bill's passage in the Assembly. "This is big. I'm very happy we passed this in less than a year." The bill, introduced at the beginning of the year,

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Unwanted Prescription Drug Drop-Off Box at Wheeling City Building
This box is one of the only ones in the State of West Virginia, officials said.
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