Posts Tagged ‘drug overdose’
Mahoning County, State, See Dramatic Rise in Heroin-Overdose Deaths
Mahoning County, state, see dramatic rise in heroin-overdose deaths
Meanwhile, the ODH also released statewide data that shows Trumbull County had the sixth-highest per-capita death rate for accidental drug overdoses in the state between 2007 and 2012. Mahoning County had the 20th-highest rate over that time period, …
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Drug abuse goes out of control
Millions of dollars are being spent on fighting drug addiction but a survey by the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau in 2012 had showed a 70 percent increase in addicts from 2009. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) estimates …
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“Medicating Our Troops Into Oblivion”: Prescription Drugs Said To Be …
The violent tendencies of some mentally traumatized soldiers and veterans cannot be written off as an aberration, said Dr. Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist and author who's written extensively about the potential dangers of the use of psychotropic drugs …
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Drug Overdoses Claim More Ohioans
Drug overdoses claim more Ohioans
Deadly abuse shifts dramatically toward heroin from prescription drugs. Accidental drug-overdose deaths hit a record 1,914 in Ohio in 2012, as deadly abuse shifted dramatically toward heroin from prescription drugs. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Drug-Related Death, Illness Statistics Grim in Mercer, McDowell
Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia’s persistent drug-abuse 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. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
REGION: State police among law enforcement agencies doing National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
WASHTENAW COUNTY — Michigan State Police, among other local law enforcement agencies, is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Cupcake Bake-Off Will Raise Money, Awareness for Drug Abuse Prevention
Cupcake bake-off will raise money, awareness for drug abuse prevention
ADVERTISEMENT. Local students are invited to take place in the second annual Cupcakes for CAPE bake-off, to raise awareness and funds for substance abuse prevention. CAPE, the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education, will host the bake-off.
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Roseville police: Drug addict stabs loss prevention worker with dirty syringe
ARE SPREADING BEYOND THE OHIO STATE CAMPUS. AND NEEDLE NIGHTMARE, CORNERED BY SECURITY GUARDS, A SHOPLIFTING SUSPECT PULLS OUT A SYRINGE. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR LOCAL 4 NEWS …
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Drug Overdose Prevention Task Force Holds Series Of Presentations
Stouch's daughter died of a heroin overdose four years ago and she's funneled her grief into preventing drug abuse before it starts. “I wanted to get to the children,” she says, “I want people to know that any medication that is an opioid is addictive …
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Drug-Related Death, Illness Statistics Grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drug–abuse 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. |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com
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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America
Care2.com According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), rates of death by drug overdose have more than tripled since 1990, but the deceased weren't smoking crack or shooting heroin into their veins. They're not even unemployed and homeless. In fact … Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com
4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com
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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America
Care2.com According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), rates of death by drug overdose have more than tripled since 1990, but the deceased weren't smoking crack or shooting heroin into their veins. They're not even unemployed and homeless. In fact … Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses – The Arkanas Traveller
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Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses
The Arkanas Traveller As of 2013, Arkansas had the highest rate of teen prescription abuse, according to Community Organization for Drug Education. Abuse of pain relievers is the highest rate among ages 12-25. Seventy percent of people in that age group admitted to … |