Posts Tagged ‘drug overdose’

Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …

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Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths – Norwalk Reflector


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Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths
Norwalk Reflector
By comparison, the state overdose death rate was about 15 per 100,000 residents in 2011. Experts say treatment and rehabilitation is the key to fighting the drug problem, but only about a half-dozen treatment centers in southwest Ohio offer opiate
A drug overdose solution, in reachNew York Daily News
Senate passes bill that would increase access to heroin overdose antidoteLegislative Gazette
Top Seven Crazy Myths About Drug Overdose Antidote, NaloxoneHuffington Post (blog)
Youngstown Vindicator –Sentinel and Enterprise –The Bugle
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Learning How to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse – wreg.com

Learning How To Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse – wreg.com

Learning How To Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
wreg.com
(Oxford, MS) Medical professionals in North Mississippi met to learn about ways to curb prescription drug abuse. The Prescribe Drug Abuse Summit too place in Oxford Friday Morning. The event featured presentations, and lectures on topics like how to

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Prescription drug abuse on the rise – LaGrange Daily News

Prescription drug abuse on the rise
LaGrange Daily News
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing type of substance abuse in the United States and has been classified as an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC also reports that drug overdose is the leading cause of injury …

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Bill would force doctors to run prescription drug history checks – Timesonline.com

Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …

and more »

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Medication Education – The UCSD Guardian Online

Medication Education
The UCSD Guardian Online
As of now, the website targets college students, a group that has become increasingly susceptible to prescription drug abuse, as indicated by a skyrocketing in abuse statistics — a 343 percent increase in abuse of opioids like Vicodin and OxyContin

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths – Norwalk Reflector

COMMITTEE on DRUG ABUSE and TREATMENT OPTIONS: Special State

COMMITTEE ON DRUG ABUSE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS: Special state
But in addition to the horror stories, members of the Special Senate Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment Options heard stories of success as well, along with recommendations on how to combat the growing problems on a statewide basis. Senate …
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Bill would force doctors to run prescription drug history checks
The programs have been growing in size and scope across the nation over the past decade, as prescription drug abuse has proliferated into what state and federal officials are calling a public health crisis. More Americans now die from drug overdoses …
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US Drug War Slowly Turns Its Aim Away From Low-Level Users

US drug war slowly turns its aim away from low-level users
One-third of the states now have a good-Samaritan law, which immunizes from prosecution people who call 911 to report an overdose even if they are using drugs themselves, with the majority enacted since 2012. Thinkstock Images. Jerry Markon, … But …
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Massachusetts declares heroin emergency, looks to anti-overdose drug
National attention on heroin abuse was riveted by the case of acclaimed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead from an accidental drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment in February, a needle still in his arm. An autopsy determined he …
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364 held in antidrug drive
Year ender (Crime) As a part of its ongoing drug bust, 364 people from across the country were arrested for possession, consumption, and trafficking of controlled substances, Thimphu police revealed yesterday. Of the total, 152 were charged for drug …
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Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …

and more »

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Medication Education – The UCSD Guardian Online

Medication Education
The UCSD Guardian Online
In addition to statistics on prescription drug abuse, the website also features information on the interactions between various drugs and foods and how to understand drug facts labels. It links visitors to apps that can help them with managing pill

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Rural Ohio ravaged by drug deaths – Norwalk Reflector