Posts Tagged ‘drug overdoses’
Hennepin County Officials Offer Tips on Teen Drug Abuse Prevention
Hennepin County officials offer tips on teen drug abuse prevention
Mother recounts son’s downward spiral to untimely drug death BY SUE WEBBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Andrew Scheig was born April 7, 1993. He graduated from Maple Grove High School’s alternative program in 2011. On March 5, 2013, his mother found him dead in bed, the result of an unintentional overdose of heroin at the age […] The post Hennepin County officials offer tips on teen drug abuse … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Ameritox Webinars to Help Educate Physicians on New Indiana Prescription Drug Mandates
BALTIMORE, Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AmeritoxSM announced today that it is sponsoring a series of webinars aimed at educating Indiana physicians about a new set of laws intended to curb prescription drug misuse and abuse. In 2010, 711 people in Indiana died from accidental drug overdoses, and nationally the Centers for Disease Control have deemed prescription painkiller abuse an "epidemic … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Abuse, Drug Use Punctuated Strachan’s Childhood, Jury Told
Abuse, drug use punctuated Strachan’s childhood, jury told
Trying to spare 30-year-old Bruce Strachan from Death Row, his attorneys on Tuesday began calling witnesses who offered disturbing accounts of his impoverished, violent and drug-pocked childhood. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Learn about drug and alcohol abuse in Sharon
The Sharon Education Foundation and Sharon High School have teamed up to provide a year-long program designed to help educate parents, teachers, students and the community at large about the epidemic of drug and alcohol abuse in and around Sharon. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Doctors Group Backs Tougher Rules Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug overdoses kill more Americans than car accidents on highways, the CDC says. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Doctors Group Backs Tougher Rules Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse
Doctors Group Backs Tougher Rules Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug overdoses kill more Americans than car accidents on highways, the CDC says. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
New Report Addresses Rise of Prescription Drug Abuse in Illinois
New report addresses rise of prescription drug abuse in Illinois
A new report from the Illinois Poison Center, the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, and the IDPH shows a rise in prescription drug overdoses throughout the country, including in Illinois. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Students face deadly effects of prescription drug addictions
As his dependence on prescription drugs increased, Miami student Alex, whose name has been changed to protect patient confidentiality, found himself struggling to foot the bill of his expensive habit. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Delaware County Council joins U.S. Senator Toomey at roundtable discussion on RX drug abuse epidemic
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey gathered concerned elected officials, law enforcement and family members for a roundtable session on the devastating impact of prescription drug abuse on communities across the county, the Commonwealth and the nation. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Why Americans Care About Rob Ford’s Drug Abuse but Not Nigella Lawson’s – the Week Magazine
Why Americans care about Rob Ford’s drug abuse but not Nigella Lawson’s – The Week Magazine
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Why Americans care about Rob Ford's drug abuse but not Nigella Lawson's
The Week Magazine Crime and medical statistics demonstrate that crack is a drug that is used by racial minorities and the poor in proportions far greater than their representation in society as a whole. Cocaine, in contrast, is largely a drug of whites and the upper … Chef Nigella Lawson 'ashamed' of drug use, court hears Nigella Lawson admits to cocaine use, denies drug problem Nigella: brutality drove me to drugs |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
New report addresses rise of prescription drug abuse in Illinois – WREX-TV
Nigella Admits Drug Use, Says No Addiction – kgw.com
Nigella admits drug use, says no addiction – kgw.com
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Nigella admits drug use, says no addiction
kgw.com Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson said she has used cocaine multiple times in her life but called claims that she was a drug addict "absolutely ridiculous" when she testified in a London court Wednesday in a trial involving two of her former personal … Nigella Lawson: "I Have Never Been a Drug Addict" Lawson used cocaine but says addiction claims 'ridiculous' Nigella Lawson: I have taken cocaine, but I am not an addict |
How to Know a Loved One Is Using Drugs and Ways to Help Them – Huffington Post (blog)