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Garfield Co. Group Gets Grant to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse – Enid News & Eagle

Garfield Co. group gets grant to combat prescription drug abuse – Enid News & Eagle

Garfield Co. group gets grant to combat prescription drug abuse
Enid News & Eagle
“Being certified as a CHIO brings more attention and increased capacity to our community's efforts to decrease prescription drug abuse,” said Sean Byrne, executive director of PreventionWorkz. “This is a problem that has reached epidemic proportions

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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall convenes meeting on West Virginia's prescription drug abuse The Republic

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Publix Pharmacies Join Campaign Against Prescription Drug Abuse – the Ledger

Publix Pharmacies Join Campaign Against Prescription Drug Abuse – The Ledger

Publix Pharmacies Join Campaign Against Prescription Drug Abuse
The Ledger
Prescription drug abuse “is a major problem,” said Robert Irving, director of outpatient services for Tri County Human Services, which serves Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties. “Kids get most of their prescription medication from their parents or

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Campaign To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse – KKTV 11 News

Campaign To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
KKTV 11 News
Drug prevention experts are trying to convince local teenagers that abusing prescription drugs can be just as bad as using cocaine and heroin. Representatives from Rise Above Colorado are working with students in East and Central High School in Pueblo.

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Seminar about prescription-drug and heroin abuse scheduled: North Royalton … – The Plain Dealer

Putnam PRIDE Raises Awareness of Prescription Drug Abuse – Norwich Bulletin

Putnam PRIDE raises awareness of prescription drug abuse – Norwich Bulletin

Putnam PRIDE raises awareness of prescription drug abuse
Norwich Bulletin
Utilizing the “Lock Your Meds” theme, sponsored by the National Family Partnership, whose mission is to combat youth prescription drug abuse, the PRIDE campaign targets adults and raises awareness of the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse and …

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Prescription Drug Abuse Forum Held in Buckhannon – WBOY-TV

Prescription Drug Abuse Forum Held in Buckhannon
WBOY-TV
Law enforcement officers, state representatives, and community members set out to address the issue of prescription drug use at a town-hall style meeting on Tuesday night, thanks to a SUCCESS/BHHF state grant that funds substance abuse prevention.

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Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse … – FOX43.com

Parents Talk Children's Drug Use

Parents talk children's drug use
Two themes emerged during a town hall meeting Wednesday in Sylvania about prescription drug abuse and heroin use. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Drug Abuse Symposium Sheds Light on Local Drug Issues
A drug abuse symposium in Isabella County tonight got the community talking about drugs and the impact they have on friends, family, and neighbors. It's no secret that drug abuse is a serious problem Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Prevalence of drugs not going away in Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed Underage drug use and across-the-board abuse of drugs is nothing new. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of people sounding the alarm that more needs to be done at an earlier age if the cycle is going to broken, or at a minimum the number of users and abusers begins to […] Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Take Back Youth Aims to Teach Parents, Teens About Drug Abuse – WSAW

Take Back Youth Aims to Teach Parents, Teens About Drug Abuse – WSAW

Take Back Youth Aims to Teach Parents, Teens About Drug Abuse
WSAW
Addiction is a real issue here in our community, and unfortunately, much of it begins with teenage drug use. That's why the Alcohol and Other Drug Partnership is working to bring awareness to drug use among our youth. "I am a mother that helplessly

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Prescription drug abuse task force to continue under de Blasio – SILive.com

Prescription drug abuse task force to continue under de Blasio
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"I want to thank Mayor Bill de Blasio for continuing the Mayor's Task Force on Prescription Painkiller Abuse and I look forward to working with Elizabeth Glazer, the newly named Director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, as we tackle this

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NC AG Kicks Off Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Contest for High School Students

NC AG kicks off prescription drug abuse PSA contest for high school students
Your child could be abusing prescription drugs right now with pills from your own medicine cabinet. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is trying to attack the problem through a contest challenging North Carolina students to spread the word about prescription drug abuse. Cooper stopped by Vance High School Wednesday to promote the competition for a third year in a row. "We're seeing abuse … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results