Posts Tagged ‘disease control and prevention’
Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version]
Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version] – Jodi Barber and Christine Brant have teamed up with Ashley Media to produce a documentary about the ongoing prescription pill epidemic in Orange County. Plea…
Second Avon Lake Drug Abuse Forum Set For Aug. 13
The city of Avon Lake facing an apparent heroin and drug problem head on, has scheduled a second drug abuse forum at Avon Lake Public Library, this one with a focus on resources, for Tuesday, Aug. 13 starting at 6:30 p.m.. The first drug abuse forum … Read more on Patch.com
Drug use of New Mexico teens exceeds Chicago, Detroit
But New Mexico teens continue to use every drug measured by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — from marijuana to cocaine to heroin — at higher rates than students nationwide. New Mexico teens use drugs at higher rates than even Chicago, … Read more on Carlsbad Current Argus
Second Avon Lake Drug Abuse Forum Set for Aug. 13 – Patch.com
Second Avon Lake Drug Abuse Forum Set For Aug. 13 – Patch.com
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Second Avon Lake Drug Abuse Forum Set For Aug. 13
Patch.com The city of Avon Lake facing an apparent heroin and drug problem head on, has scheduled a second drug abuse forum at Avon Lake Public Library, this one with a focus on resources, for Tuesday, Aug. 13 starting at 6:30 p.m.. The first drug abuse forum … |
Drug use of New Mexico teens exceeds Chicago, Detroit – Carlsbad Current Argus
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Drug use of New Mexico teens exceeds Chicago, Detroit
Carlsbad Current Argus But New Mexico teens continue to use every drug measured by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — from marijuana to cocaine to heroin — at higher rates than students nationwide. New Mexico teens use drugs at higher rates than even Chicago, … |
White House Drug Policy Director to Talk Policy Changes, Drug Abuse With Teens – Boston.com
White House drug policy director to talk policy changes, drug abuse with teens – Boston.com
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White House drug policy director to talk policy changes, drug abuse with teens
Boston.com The Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition will welcome deputy White House Drug Policy director Benjamin B. Tucker to Charlestown Wednesday to discuss reducing prescription drug abuse and the Obama administration's drug policy reform plan. Tucker … White House Official To Discuss Drug Policy with Charlestown Youth |
Drug use of New Mexico teens exceeds Chicago, Detroit – Las Cruces Sun-News
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Drug use of New Mexico teens exceeds Chicago, Detroit
Las Cruces Sun-News But New Mexico teens continue to use every drug measured by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — from marijuana to cocaine to heroin — at higher rates than students nationwide. New Mexico teens use drugs at higher rates than even Chicago, … |
Heart Disease and Prescription Drug Abuse Are Leading Causes of Death in Oklahoma
Heart disease and prescription drug abuse are leading causes of death in Oklahoma
NORMAN — Heart disease and prescription drug abuse are growing causes of death in the U.S. and especially in Oklahoma, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a lecture Thursday in Oklahoma City. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results
South-East tops drug abuse in Nigeria – Survey
A survey result by the NOI Polls has identified poverty and unemployment as the major causes of drug and substance abuse by teenagers and young adults in Nigeria. The survey result, which was released on Tuesday, revealed that there was a high level of drugs and substance abuse in Nigeria with the South-East zone of… [Read More…] Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results
State House for Sale: SC's Unregistered Lobbyists Profit in 'Gray Area'
State House for Sale: SC's unregistered lobbyists profit in 'gray area'
9 – Vicki Parker, Parker Poe Consulting; $ 122,391, 11 clients, including the S.C. Cable Television Association, monitoring broadband issues; Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., monitoring state funding for vaccine and other drug-access programs; S.C … Read more on The State
99000 Americans Die of Healthcare-Aquired Infections Every Year
“New policies and appropriations need to occur to foster new drug development and research on how to prevent and reduce resistance, including research on antimicrobial stewardship, behavior change, new diagnostics to identify viral infections that do … Read more on Healthline
FDA issues rules for imported food
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of cyclospora that has sickened 285 people in multiple states and sent 18 to the hospital. The stomach bug causes … The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued long … Read more on The Sheboygan Press
Medicaid Coverage Limits Access to Medications for Painkiller Addicts
Medicaid Coverage Limits Access To Medications For Painkiller Addicts
By any measure, there is an epidemic in the misuse of prescription drugs, most of it involving abuse of opioid painkillers such as OxyContin or Percocet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 12 million Americans acknowledged … Read more on Kaiser Health News
TN communities devastated by pill popping search for answers
A survey conducted with 72 primary-care physicians in Putnam County revealed that doctors there really didn't understand the disease of addiction, said Bill Gibson with the Power of Putnam. Seventy-six percent said they had received no training in … Read more on WBIR-TV