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Meeting targets prescription drug abuse – Black Mountain News

Meeting targets prescription drug abuse Black Mountain News COLUMBUS — Polk County community leaders will come together today to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, addiction to pain medication and unintentional drug overdose. The dinner meeting will take place starting at 5:30 p.m. at the … and more »

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Meeting targets prescription drug abuse – Asheville Citizen-Times

Meeting targets prescription drug abuse Asheville Citizen-Times COLUMBUS — Polk County community leaders will come together today to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, addiction to pain medication and unintentional drug overdose. The dinner meeting will take place starting at 5:30 p.m. at the …

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Meeting targets prescription drug abuse
COLUMBUS — Polk County community leaders will come together today to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, addiction to pain medication and unintentional drug overdose. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer …
In 2007, 27,000 people nationally died from prescription drug overdoses, leading federal heath officials to call prescription drug abuse “the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States.” The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Firms face up to staff with alcohol and substance abuse problems
GQ Employment Law says that the problem is increasingly being caused by growing pressure to meet tougher targets as banks struggle to maintain their profitability because of stricter regulatory capital requirements. Paul Quain, Partner at GQ Employment …
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Is marijuana as safe as — or safer than — alcohol?
Marijuana, on the other hand, is classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency as a Schedule 1 substance — the same category as heroin, LSD and Ecstasy — and is illegal in almost all states for recreational use. As such, comprehensive data on … "There …
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A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer … – The Coloradoan

A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer … The Coloradoan In 2007, 27,000 people nationally died from prescription drug overdoses, leading federal heath officials to call prescription drug abuse “the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States.” The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … and more »

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Suicide, drug overdose deaths intersect among women
Over the past five years, a trend has emerged indicating an intersection between suicide and prescription drug overdose deaths in our country, especially among women. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results