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Boston Officials Announce Prescription Drug Take-Back Program to Combat Drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug
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Recent state statistics show an upward trend in heroin abuse in the state. A hit of heroin, a cheap alternative to expensive prescription drugs, can go for as little as $ 5 on the street. Certain prescription drugs can be priced somewhere in the
Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuseBoston.com
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
State Officials Promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayPatch.com
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Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry – Insurance Journal

Boston Officials Announce Prescription Drug Take-Back Program to Combat Drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug
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Senator Ed Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren flank Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh during a press conference on April 7, 2014 on prescription drug abuse at Boston City Hall. (Garrett Quinn, MassLive). Print · Garrett Quinn | [email protected] By …
Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuseBoston.com
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
Mayor Walsh & Congresspeople Combat Prescription Drug Abuse with 'Take BostInno
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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors – WCYB


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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors
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"The clinic is in violation of zoning ordinance because it's a substance abuse clinic," Phillips said. "Those clinics are only allowed in the M-1 zone, which is light industrial but the location of the clinic is in the B-3 arterial business district

Boston Officials Announce Prescription Drug Take-Back Program to Combat Drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug
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Senator Ed Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren flank Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh during a press conference on April 7, 2014 on prescription drug abuse at Boston City Hall. (Garrett Quinn, MassLive). Print · Garrett Quinn | [email protected] By …
Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuseBoston.com
Drug Take-Back Day Aims To Stem AbuseWBUR
Massachusetts officials promote drug take-back dayWorcester Telegram
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Discussion on drug abuse in South Central Massachusetts scheduled for … – MassLive.com

Discussion on drug abuse in South Central Massachusetts scheduled for
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Since the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in early February, the national spotlight on heroin and opioid drug abuse has grown hotter. Locally, state and local officials are talking openly about addiction in communities where residents and law …

Boston Officials Announce Prescription Drug Take-Back Program to Combat Drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug
MassLive.com
Senator Ed Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren flank Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh during a press conference on April 7, 2014 on prescription drug abuse at Boston City Hall. (Garrett Quinn, MassLive). Print · Garrett Quinn | [email protected] By …
Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuseBoston.com
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
Mayor Walsh & Congresspeople Combat Prescription Drug Abuse with 'Take BostInno
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Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors – WCYB


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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors
WCYB
"The clinic is in violation of zoning ordinance because it's a substance abuse clinic," Phillips said. "Those clinics are only allowed in the M-1 zone, which is light industrial but the location of the clinic is in the B-3 arterial business district

Mass. to Hold Prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to Curb Abuse – Boston.com

Mass. to hold prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to curb abuse – Boston.com

Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuse
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More than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs, more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to the advocacy organization Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The Centers for Disease …
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
Mayor Walsh & Congresspeople Combat Prescription Drug Abuse with 'Take BostInno
State Officials Promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayPatch.com
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RI has tools to spot prescription drug abusers, but few prescribers use them – The Providence Journal

RI has tools to spot prescription drug abusers, but few prescribers use them
The Providence Journal
The single most powerful tool currently available to combat prescriptiondrug fraud is seldom used by the majority of Rhode Island physicians and others licensed to prescribe controlled substances. The state prescription drug monitoring program, or PMP

Jim Irsay's Past Drug Use, Personal Connections Expected to Draw Scrutiny

Jim Irsay's past drug use, personal connections expected to draw scrutiny
Wundrum was arrested on drug charges twice in the two months leading up to her death, and according to her sister — who once worked as Irsay's private masseuse — had faced "a long struggle" with addiction. The sister described Irsay and Wundrum as …
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New anti-drug campaign shows rapid aging from meth via mugshots
As abuse of prescription painkillers and heroin continues to rise, a provocative new anti-drug campaign seeks to scare potential drug users from starting by showing them how rapidly drug use can destroy an addict's looks. Called “More Than Meth: Faces …
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