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Drug Abuse: Drop-Off Boxes Get Drugs Out of the House
Drug Abuse: Drop-off boxes get drugs out of the house
Prescription drug abuse has been classified as an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Drug Abuse: Drug-abuse group wants to partner with city for recreation facility
Tyler's Light, a Pickerington-based non-profit organization devoted to education and awareness about opiate abuse and addiction, is seeking to partner with the city of Pickerington to build a recreation and community center in the city to be called "Tyler's Lighthouse."
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Drug Abuse: Tenn. works to curb drug abuse in 2013
According to the latest statistics, Tennessee ranks second in the nation for over-utilization of prescription pain medications.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Is a Scourge in W.Va. – Daily Mail – Charleston
Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse is a scourge in W.Va. – Daily Mail – Charleston
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Prescription drug abuse is a scourge in W.Va.
Daily Mail – Charleston But prescription drug abuse is up nationally. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 12 million people, some as young as 12, used prescription drugs for non-medical purposes last year. "Right now, the system is awash in opioids … U.S. Deaths from Prescription Drug Abuse Triple in Past Decade Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise Report: Prescription Drug Deaths Skyrocket |
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse increase in Oklahoma – KXII-TV
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Prescription drug abuse increase in Oklahoma
KXII-TV DURANT, OK- A new report shows prescription drug abuse is killing people in Oklahoma at an alarming rate. Now, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is working to change that. Amanda Brown spoke with a recovering addict about her prescription drug addiction … PAINKILLER ADDICTION |
Winning War on Prescription Drug Abuse, State Says – NBC4i.com
Prescription Drug Abuse: Winning War On Prescription Drug Abuse, State Says – NBC4i.com
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Winning War On Prescription Drug Abuse, State Says
NBC4i.com The decrease in pills comes in Scioto and Gallia counties, ranked among the worst in the state for prescription drug abuse. Residents in other counties wonder if the state can also decrease the problem in their county. Ohio Department of Alcohol and … Pain pill problem: Spending $ 52000 a year on prescription meds Proper diagnosis of prescription abuse |
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse fuels robberies in the city, court hears – The North Bay Nugget
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Prescription drug abuse fuels robberies in the city, court hears
The North Bay Nugget Crown attorney Paul Condon said he's noticing a rise in the number of robberies in North Bay linked to prescription drug abuse, and he recommended a sentence that might discourage others from doing the same. "It really saddens me when I see that," … |
Drug Abuse Statistics: Report Finds Major Surge in Prescription Drug Deaths
Drug Abuse Statistics: Report Finds Major Surge in Prescription Drug Deaths
More people die in America every year from prescription drug abuse than die from heroin and cocaine combined. That stunning finding comes in a new report Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Feds refuse to limit production of deadly Oxycodone
By Guy Taylor, Special to the Times Tuesday, November 1, 2011 An epidemic of Oxycodone abuse has struck America in the last decade. The number of emergency room visits stemming from nonmedical abuse of the narcotic prescription painkiller drug rose by 256 percent between 2004 and 2009, according to the U.S. government’s Drug Abuse Warning Network. In Florida, the Medical Examiners Commission …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Presentation on Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse – Parker Pioneer
Drug Abuse Statistics: Presentation on dangers of prescription drug abuse – Parker Pioneer
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Presentation on dangers of prescription drug abuse
Parker Pioneer Pioneer photo/John Gutekunst To illustrate the problem of prescription drug abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Rockwell “Rocky” Harron quoted statistics from the State of Florida which showed deaths from prescription abuse rose by over 200 … |
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Piedmont Man Lost Two Family Members to Prescription Drug Abuse – My Fox 8
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Piedmont Man Lost Two Family Members to Prescription Drug Abuse
My Fox 8 "These narcotics that are out there today are probably the most abused drug we've ever seen," Andrews said. In North Carolina, the number of deaths due to prescription drug abuse rose 500 percent from 1999 to 2009, according to statistics from Drug … |
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Focus on Prescription Pill Abuse in Orange County
Drug Abuse Statistics: Focus on prescription pill abuse in Orange County
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labels prescription drug overdose an “American epidemic” while a recent analysis found abuse of prescription pills is…
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug Deaths Rival Car Accident Deaths
The numbers are alarming. According to CDC Health Statistics, there were 36,284 motor vehicle deaths in 2009 while drug induced deaths reached 37,485.
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