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Prescription Drug Take Back Events Hold Hope for Permanent Drop-Off Locations

Prescription drug take back events hold hope for permanent drop-off locations
Two-thirds of prescription drug abuse in Colorado is tied to unused drugs lying around our homes, according to the state's attorney general. Police in Southern Colorado held drug take back events on Saturday (4/26/14) to try to stop that problem. It's the eighth time Colorado's held a drug take back event. Law enforcement has held the event every six months for the last four years. Every so … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Second nation drop-off day declared
Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney recently joined member of Parliament John Weston (West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country) to declare the second national prescription drug drop-off day on Saturday, May 10. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Garfield Co. Group Gets Grant to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse – Enid News & Eagle

Garfield Co. group gets grant to combat prescription drug abuse – Enid News & Eagle

Garfield Co. group gets grant to combat prescription drug abuse
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“Being certified as a CHIO brings more attention and increased capacity to our community's efforts to decrease prescription drug abuse,” said Sean Byrne, executive director of PreventionWorkz. “This is a problem that has reached epidemic proportions

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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall convenes meeting on West Virginia's prescription drug abuse The Republic

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Drug Take Back Aims to Cut Down on Prescription Drug Abuse

Drug take back aims to cut down on prescription drug abuse
BOISE — Dozens of people came to the Boise Towne Square Mall Saturday, but not to shop. They were there for the Drug Free Idaho hosted prescription drug take back and document shred it day. Rob Stevenson is the Executive Director of Drug Free Idaho. "We encourage you to bring back your unused or expired medications for safe disposal as well as any personal documents, it's a good spring cleaning … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, N.D. attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target homes of the recently deceased, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse – KELOLAND TV

Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse – KELOLAND TV


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Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse
KELOLAND TV
If you leave the drugs sitting around, they could contribute to criminal behavior or severe health risks. At the Aberdeen Police Department, officers say people who abuse prescription drugs get those medications from different sources. Your medicine
Prescription drug 'take back' todayChampaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Prescription drug disposal sites listedFond du Lac Reporter
Utah police agencies to collect unwanted prescription drugs SaturdayDeseret News
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post


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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall convenes meeting on West Virginia's prescription drug abuse The Republic

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Abuse, Theft of Prescription Drugs on the Rise, N.D. Attorney General Says

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, N.D. attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target homes of the recently deceased, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Abuse, Theft of Prescription Drugs on the Rise, ND Attorney General Says

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, ND attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target homes of the recently deceased, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results