Posts Tagged ‘drug overdoses’

Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Death: Two Men Charged Over Drugs Supply

Daniel Spargo-Mabbs death: Two men charged over drugs supply
Daniel's mother Fiona Spargo-Mabbs told BBC London 94.9: "I've got two boys and they really are the most amazing boys. He's just so lovely." She said her son "knew all the statistics" about drug use because "they get all the talks at school – they have …
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Arrests in St. Clair Skyrocket in 2013
Other statistics of note for 2013 included 61 driving while intoxicated arrests, 13 drug overdoses, 23 child abuse or endangering cases, 58 suicide threats or attempted suicides and 64 trespassing complaints. All of those category numbers were similar …
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A Deadly Habit: Prescription Drugs Leading Cause of Overdose Deaths in Larimer

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

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

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SALINE: City to Create Drug Abuse Task Force in Response to Heroin Overdoses

SALINE: City to create drug abuse task force in response to heroin overdoses
SALINE — City officials are meeting the rising trend of heroin use head on after drug overdoses claimed three lives in 2013. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

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

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

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OIG Deputy Inspectors General testify on Curbing Prescription Drug Abuse in Medicare – HHS-OIG’s Gary Cantrell, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations and Stuart Wright, Deputy Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections, testify befo…

 

FMHS Students Encouraged to ‘Rise Above” Drug Abuse – KJCT8.com

FMHS students encouraged to ‘Rise Above” drug abuse – KJCT8.com

FMHS students encouraged to 'Rise Above" drug abuse
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FRUITA, Colo. A new campaign is making its way through the state trying to stop teenagers from picking up drugs. "If we can help teens navigate their teenage years without experimenting with drugs, you give them a lifelong gift," said Kent MacLennan, 
New Program Seeks to Stop Teen Rx Drug AbuseKREX News Channel 5

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Franklin County combats growing drug problem – WWLP 22News


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Franklin County combats growing drug problem
WWLP 22News
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Franklin County is asking Governor Patrick for help in fighting substance abuse. An increase in petty crimes and deaths related to drug overdoses has both Franklin County residents and law enforcement concerned about 

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