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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

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 DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall convenes meeting on W.Va. drug problemsMarietta Times

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drugabuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

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 DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall calls meeting on W.Va.'s drug problemBeckley Register-Herald

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drugabuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.

Group Tackles Drug Abuse in White Pine – WBIR-TV

Group tackles drug abuse in White Pine – WBIR-TV

Group tackles drug abuse in White Pine
WBIR-TV
The Rescue 180 Jefferson County Substance Abuse Coalition along with the White Pine Police held a town hall meeting on the subject Thursday. A panel helped discuss solutions to drug problems in the area and touched on the topic of Neonatal Abstinence …

Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY

Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
USA TODAY
Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the …

Drug Abuse – Google News

 

My Turn: Prevent smoking, pevent drug abuse – BurlingtonFreePress.com

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

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 DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall convenes meeting on W.Va. drug problemsThe State

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drugabuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems.

Wife: Slipknot Bassist’s Final Days Blur of Drug Abuse – USA TODAY

Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY

Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
USA TODAY
Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the …

Drug Abuse – Google News

 

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse – Voice of America


Voice of America

US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
Voice of America
More than 15 million people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers

Combating Prescription Drug Abuse – Petaluma Argus Courier

Combating prescription drug abuse – Petaluma Argus Courier

Combating prescription drug abuse
Petaluma Argus Courier
It was Easter weekend in 2012, but Carolyn, a lifelong Penngrove resident, wasn't paying attention to the family party at her grandparents' house, where her young cousins hunted for eggs while the adults sipped lemonade on the patio. She was too

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County – KMOV.com

Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County
KMOV.com
(KMOV.com) – Officials have told News 4 that prescription drug abuse is rising among pre-teens in Lincoln County. Authorities have told News 4 that more people are abusing prescription drugs than heroin, LSD, inhalants, and cocaine combined. According

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Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post