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How to Measure Heroin Use When No One Will Admit to Using Heroin
"Estimates from the 2010 NSDUH suggest there were only about 60,000 daily and near daily heroin users in the United States," drug policy researchers Beau Kilmer and Jonathan Caulkins, both of the RAND Corporation, wrote in a recent editorial. "The real …
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Addiction injected into Kenton Co. race
Kenton County Commissioner Kris Knochelmann has proposed that Kenton Fiscal Court fund 50 drug treatment beds from the proceeds of the county's 2010 sale of Rosedale Manor, while simultaneously attacking the problem on a regional basis. He said the …
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Gov. Bentley awards funding to combat prescription drug abuse – Alabama’s News Leader

Gov. Bentley awards funding to combat prescription drug abuse Alabama’s News Leader … according to the CDC. The Office of Prosecution Services will work in cooperation with the Alabama Drug Task Force, the state departments of Public Health and Education and local district attorneys to implement and enforce prescription drug policy. Editorial: Go after doctors who overprescribe painkillersSacramento Bee all 3 news articles »

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

Prescription drug users prey on open houses – KFMB News 8

Read more... Prescription drug users prey on open houses KFMB News 8 Law enforcement, a local Realtor association and drug rehabilitation experts announced Tuesday that they have teamed up to launch public service ads on local TV and radio stations to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse and the ways addicts … Drug thieves find new targets at open housesU-T San Diego all 8 news articles »

Marijuana's health effects need more study, say experts
Marijuana use rates have risen by 30 percent from 2006 to 2010, according to a new study from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. During this time frame, cocaine use fell by about … The …
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Cambridge scientist Trevor Robbins wins million euro prize for pioneering …
Sharing the prize with two other researchers, Stanislas Dehaene and Giacomo Rizzolatti, Professor Robbins' work has led to major discoveries related to drug abuse, ADHD and obsessive compulsive disorders OCD. The winners were announced in the Danish …
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Heroin uptick in Mass. sparks national reaction – Boston.com
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Drug addiction must be treated as a disease and the country can't arrest its way out of a heroin and prescription drug epidemic, White House Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske said Monday as officials gathered to discuss a recent spike in heroin overdoses in Taunton.         Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Our View: Report reveals weakness of Westbrook school alcohol, drug policy
Complicating matters is the unusual language in the Westbrook alcohol and drug policy, which treats students who are “knowingly present” at a party where substance abuse is taking place the same as the substance abusers. This puts the burden of proof …
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School forms drug committee
The Board, in recognition that drug and alcohol abuse is a community problem, shall cooperate actively with law enforcement, social services or other agencies and organizations, parents/guardians and any other recognized community resources committed …
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Heroin uptick in Mass. sparks national reaction – Boston.com
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Drug addiction must be treated as a disease and the country can't arrest its way out of a heroin and prescription drug epidemic, White House Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske said Monday as officials gathered to discuss a recent spike in heroin overdoses in Taunton.         Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

N.H. leaders say drug addiction is driving crime
CONCORD — New Hampshire's law enforcement and corrections officials agree an "epidemic of addiction" is driving crime in the state while taxing corrections and court resources. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Dr. Spencer Reid Drug Addiction – Hey guys! This is my first ever fan mad video! WOOHOO! Of course, it’s of Criminal Minds’ famous Dr. Spencer Reid and his battle against his drug addiction! …    Read more...