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A Decline of Industry, a Rise in Crime – Baltimore Sun

Drug Abuse Statistics: A decline of industry, a rise in crime – Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

A decline of industry, a rise in crime
Baltimore Sun
Police and politicians, social service providers and longtime residents have notions about why this is so, but most point to the sagging economy and to drug abuse. Many see crime statistics as another measure of how this western county of about 72000

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Drug Addiction: Study: 1 in 5 Young Adult Americans Use Marijuana – KFOX El Paso

Drug Addiction: Study: 1 in 5 Young Adult Americans Use Marijuana – KFOX El Paso


USA Today

Study: 1 in 5 Young Adult Americans Use Marijuana
KFOX El Paso
Despite her years of success, however, illegal drug use is a bigger problem today than when Rodriguez started her drug abuse work. "We stand at a crossroads in our nation's efforts to prevent substance abuse and addiction." SAMHSA administrator, Pamela
Study: More US adults using illegal drugsUSA Today
SAMHSA: One in 10 Americans use illegal drugs regularlyTopNews United States
Marijuana use up, meth use down, says study of illegal drugsCBS News
Press TV –Newswise (press release) –Baltimore Sun (blog)
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Drug Addiction: Bringing recovery into thelight – The Tennessean

Bringing recovery into thelight
The Tennessean
Of those being treated in March 2009, 58.7 percent were clients for drug abuse, 13.1 percent for alcohol abuse, and 28.1 percent for both alcohol and drug abuse. in Recovery 6K in its movement to remove the stigma from addiction.

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More on the Marijuana Wars – Baltimore Sun (Blog)

Drug Abuse Statistics: More on the marijuana wars – Baltimore Sun (blog)


USA Today

More on the marijuana wars
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Adding to the evidence are statistics released Thursday from the federal government that show an upswing in pot use in the young-adult age group. The new data, from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, show 8.9% of the US population ages 12 and
National drug survey shows big drop in methamphetamine useUSA Today
National Survey Shows a Rise in Illicit Drug Use from 2008 to 2010Newswise (press release)

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Drug Abuse Statistics: More U.S. Adults Using Illegal Drugs: Report – U.S. News & World Report

More U.S. Adults Using Illegal Drugs: Report
U.S. News & World Report
"These statistics represent real lives that are at risk from the harmful and sometimes devastating effects of illicit drug use. This nation cannot afford to risk losing more individuals, families and communities to illicit drugs or from other types of

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Refurbished Facility Provides New Hope to Drug & Alcohol Addicts – KCAU

Drug Addiction: Refurbished Facility Provides New Hope To Drug & Alcohol Addicts – KCAU

Refurbished Facility Provides New Hope To Drug & Alcohol Addicts
KCAU
Like so many others, Katharine's drug addiction was real, and it was all she could think about. She said, "It's very powerful, it consumes you. I can tell you that in my personal experience, it was everything to me. To the point where, you'd almost

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Drug Addiction: Mayoral candidates sound off on issues before spirited crowd – Baltimore Sun (blog)

Mayoral candidates sound off on issues before spirited crowd
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Six candidates for Baltimore mayor sounded off on education, drug addiction, vacant homes and job creation at a Tuesday night forum sponsored by a coalition of nearly three dozen advocacy groups.

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Screening Addicts the Bane of the Suburban Doctor – Baltimore Sun

Prescription Drug Abuse: Screening addicts the bane of the suburban doctor – Baltimore Sun

Screening addicts the bane of the suburban doctor
Baltimore Sun
Your editorial on prescription drug abuse in suburbia ("OxyContin in suburbia," July 31) was spot on. I live in Harford County and I know this has become a major headache to law enforcement here. In reply to your editorial, Tina Regester of Bel Air,

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Drug Abuse: Editorial: Some Dentists Fight in War Against Drug Abuse – Abington Mariner

Drug Abuse: Editorial: Some dentists fight in war against drug abuse – Abington Mariner
Millions of people — 5.3 million as of 2009 — abuse prescription painkillers each year. The numbers are astounding. Although dentists may not be the first health care providers we associate with the fight against painkiller abuse, they write the third …
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Drug Abuse: Self-medication of anxiety tied to later drug abuse – msnbc.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – People who drink or use drugs to calm anxious nerves are at increased risk of developing full-blown substance abuse problems later on, according to a study. The work by Canadian researchers writing in the Archives of General …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse is epidemic – Poughkeepsie Journal
To find out more about the Dutchess Environmental Management Council’s pharmaceutical take-back program, go to www.dutchessemc.org/projects/pharmaceutical_dropoff_program or email [email protected]. The program is available for residential consumers …
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Drug Abuse: Craig: Harford County is taking steps to deal with OxyContin abuse – Baltimore Sun
I would like to commend the Sun for your editorial (“OxyContin in suburbia,” July31 ). The rise in both crime linked to prescription drug abuse and in prescription drug overdose deaths in Maryland over the last five years are reflections of what is happening nationwide.
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