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Prescription Abuse Skyrocketing, Leading to More Heroin Addicts, Experts Say

Prescription abuse skyrocketing, leading to more heroin addicts, experts say
District attorneys, health officials and substance abuse experts gathered May 7 in San Francisco to discuss the growing problem of prescription abuse and come up with strategies, including requiring the use of drug databases and more aggressive crackdowns on 'dirty doctors. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Prescription drug addicts 'are adept' at fooling GPs
Most of the people Dr Alun George treats at Bradford’s Unity Centre are seeking recovery-based treatment for class A drug use – but he also sees people who are dependent on prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day is Saturday
Clean out your medicine cabinet to help reduce the misuse or accidental use of prescription drugs. Saturday, May 10 is National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day, an event organized by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and supported by Police Services and other organizations across Canada. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Wife: Slipknot Bassist’s Final Days Blur of Drug Abuse – USA TODAY

Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY

Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
USA TODAY
Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the …

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How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

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 SummitWKYT

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How We Can Fight the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

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 SummitWKYT

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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – SFGate

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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How We Can Fight the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

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 SummitWKYT

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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – SFGate

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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Homelessness : Statistics on Homeless People With Substance Abuse Issues


 

Homelessness : Statistics on Homeless People With Substance Abuse Issues – Homeless people with substance abuse issues make up the majority of the homeless seen in shelters, and most of that group also has mental health issues to go…

 

How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic
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 …
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Advocates unveil PSAs to highlight teen substance abuse
CONCORD – While legislators, judges, police and treatment experts sound the alarm about New Hampshire's now well-established heroin and opioid epidemic, one Granite State nonprofit is taking a longer view and focusing its efforts on the roots of the …
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$15 Million Sought for Drug Addiction Treatment Programs – the Saratogian

million sought for drug addiction treatment programs – The Saratogian


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$ 15 million sought for drug addiction treatment programs
The Saratogian
ALBANY >> New York's growing heroin problem is being fueled by the state's crackdown on abuse of prescription pain medication, drug abuse experts said Tuesday, calling on legislators to provide $ 15 million for treatment programs. One of experts who 
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Would you tell your kids you got high? – CNN

Would you tell your kids you got high?
CNN
Her husband is a recovering drug addict. His addiction caused them to separate for a little more than a year. They have been back together since 2011. "I met my husband when he was 19, and at that time he had only smoked weed once," said Machado, who 

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