Posts Tagged ‘drug abuse’
Alcohol Awareness Month Message Being Heeded by Newtown Youth Year …
Alcohol Awareness Month Message Being Heeded By Newtown Youth Year …
Ms Blanchard also pointed out that Newtown stats differ somewhat than the recent state report on teen drinking because Newtown's survey asks question a bit differently with a grade versus age breakdown. “If you correlate grades 7-8 with ages 12-14, …
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The 11 Stupidest Arguments Against Legalizing Marijuana
Studies have found cannabis to be less addictive than nicotine, alcohol and even caffeine, according to research by one scientist at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It's believed … It makes sense that statistics would show drug users frequently …
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Is Pop Music Turning Teens Into Alcoholics?
But these results still suggest pop music contributes to the complex web of influences driving teen drinking, the researchers argue. The study includes some eye-opening statistics: Each day, the average adolescent listens to 2.5 hours of music, which …
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Teen Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise
Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise – As part of our ongoing Campus Journalists series, Cameron University student Kyle Bush takes us to the inaugural Medicine Park Trout Festival. This story air…
Audrey McFarlane Appointed to the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse …
OTTAWA, April 28, 2014 /CNW/ – Today, Health Minister Rona Ambrose announced the appointment of Audrey McFarlane to the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse (CCSA) Board of Directors for a three-year term. Ms. McFarlane is currently the Executive …
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State Officials Unhappy With Proposed Switch in Drug Abuse Office – vtdigger.org
State officials unhappy with proposed switch in drug abuse office – vtdigger.org
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State officials unhappy with proposed switch in drug abuse office
vtdigger.org Senators on Monday approved a proposal for a bureaucratic shuffle that has alarmed some state health officials. The Senate gave primary approval to a budget amendment that would transfer oversight of the state office that runs substance abuse programs … |
Billerica school chief: Local ‘pledge’ project does not reduce drug use – The Sun
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Billerica school chief: Local 'pledge' project does not reduce drug use
The Sun BILLERICA — Kids can be seen wearing the purple shirts all over town, and the Facebook page has attracted thousands of followers in the last few months. But the Billerica Project, a nonprofit that focuses on substance–abuse education, prevention and … |
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how … AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News
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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic … |
The Ripple Effect of Substance Abuse (Creativity for a Cause)
The Ripple Effect of Substance Abuse (Creativity for a Cause) – Young adults talk about how their parents’ substance abuse has impacted them in their own lives. By Bethany Yates Song: “Breath In, Breath Out” by Between th…
Opinion: Tom Petri retirement, meth manufacturing
Meth, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, initially causes a rush of good feelings, but ultimately leads to users feeling edgy, overly excited, angry or afraid. It causes medical problems including extreme body temperature, severe …
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Pot Prohibitionists Will Have to Do Better Than Bill Bennett's BS
According to the headline of an essay by Beach and his boss, former drug czar Bill Bennett, in the May 5 issue of The Weekly Standard, they are also fighting "The Legalization Juggernaut," which presumably is moving with the tide. … As I note in my …
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Nearly 500 Lbs of Medication Brought in During Drug Take Back Day in Cape Girardeau
Nearly 500 lbs of medication brought in during Drug Take Back Day in Cape Girardeau
Police say prescription drug abuse is a growing problem nationwide and the Heartland is no exception. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Mandatory drug testing for law enforcers is now law
Gov. Eloy S. Inos signed into law a nine-month-old bill requiring annual mandatory drug tests for law enforcement officers, recognizing “several incidents of illegal drug abuse involving law enforcement as well as the fact that many of these employees carry firearms and hold safety-sensitive functions.” Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results