Drug Abuse

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Leaders discuss use of prescription drugs in schools
APTOS — Drug abuse can start in the medicine cabinet, with pain relievers scooped up by teens and passed out at parties, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results

Faces of drug abuse
To most, Michael Donta and Sarah Shay are statistics, two among thousands who die from prescription drug overdoses each year. Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results

Wellmont is holding drug abuse conference
BRISTOL , Tenn. – Wellmont Health System is holding a prescription drug abuse conference at Bristol Regional Medical Center Thursday to help the community and medical providers better understand the i Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results

Contrast – An Anti-Drug Abuse Promotional Video –

A Dangerous Path: Teens and Drug Abuse – A November 2012 special report on KIMT News 3. Sarah Danik follows three stories, with three different outcomes.

Autopsy: Grimes teen died from drug overdose
Steve Lukan, director of the Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy, said the deaths illustrate the dangers of prescription pain reliever abuse, especially among teens. Most young people who abuse the drugs, get them from home or someone they know, … Read more on DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)

Hispanic teens more likely to use drugs, study says
(CNN) — Read this article in Spanish on CNN en Español. Hispanic teens are more likely to use illicit drugs such as marijuana, ecstasy and cocaine, compared with their African-American and Caucasian counterparts, according to a new study. The study … Read more on CNN

Arizona program combating prescription drug abuse wins regional honor
“The staggering consequences of prescription drug misuse and abuse – whether addiction, fatality, crime or rising health care costs – are devastating to Arizona families and communities.” The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission and the Governor's … Read more on Cronkite News

Killing more than pain: Deaths of women from prescription overdose rise 400 …
For every woman who dies of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 go to the emergency room for painkiller misuse or abuse. • Since 2007, more women have died from drug overdoses than from motor vehicle traffic injuries, and in 2010, four times as many … Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press

Indiana attorney general calls for drug testing of pregnant women
Zoeller claims drug testing will allow for early treatment of babies exposed to drugs ingested by their mothers while they are in the womb. The exposure can lead to an existing addiction to drugs known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), which can … Read more on Al Jazeera America (blog)    Read more...

Baby Shroomers and the Heroin Spike: 6 Surprising Trends in Americans' Drug …
The most comprehensive study of who's using what in the U.S. came out on Wednesday. Here are six noteworthy stats from the federal government's annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health of 70,000 Americans. The methamphetamine epidemic is … Read more on TIME

O'REILLY: Drugs destroying American society
According to the latest statistics available from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 40,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2010. Between 1999 and 2010, the drug-related death rate rose by an astounding 102 percent, according to the … Read more on Rapid City Journal

Killing more than pain: Deaths of women from prescription overdose rises 400 …
In all, more than 6,600 women nationwide overdosed and died in 2010 while taking prescriptions, an increase of more than 400 percent compared to overdose fatality rates in 1999. Between 1999 and 2010, about 48,000 women … are recovering from … Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press    Read more...

Indians' Perez found guilty on drug charges
Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Chris Perez was found guilty of misdemeanor drug abuse on Tuesday after withdrawing his original not guilty plea. Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results

Pain drug abuse fuels competition, legal battles for companies
Half a dozen lawsuits filed between Baltimore company, competitor in recent years It's just urine. But for a Baltimore company and a rival, it's liquid gold worth bruising legal battles.         Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results

DiGirolamo pitches bills to help curb drug overdoses
A recent drug overdose in Bensalem has reinforced Lower Bucks County State Rep. Gene DiGirolamo's passion for legislation to tackle drug abuse. Drug Abuse – Yahoo! News Search Results

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Woman nearly killed by drug abuse to speak at drug awareness event Friday
Motivational speaker Tiffany Eis will speak at the Brown County Training Coalition's drug awareness training event at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at the Brownwood Coliseum. An entry on Eis' website, www.tiffanyeis.com, states, "how many things can you do … Read more on Brownwood Bulletin

State attorney general launches prescription drug awareness campaign
JEFFERSONVILLE — Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller today is launching a statewide public awareness campaign aimed at cracking down on prescription drug abuse. According to a media advisory from Zoeller's office, the campaign — www.BitterPill. Read more on Newsandtribune

Action Drug Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil Packs The Zone
Action's Candlelight Vigil was a local observation of International Drug Overdose Awareness Day, established in Australia in 2001 and observed worldwide on Aug. 31. Action held its vigil Friday because that day falls on Labor Day weekend in the United … Read more on KHTS Radio    Read more...