Posts Tagged ‘drug prevention’
Bruneian Malays Majority in Drug Abuse Cases. Meth and Cannabis Top Choices Among Offenders
Bruneian Malays Majority in Drug Abuse Cases. Meth and Cannabis Top Choices Among Offenders
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The number of arrests related to drug trafficking and drug abuse has increased to almost fifty per cent in 2013 compared to 2012, with record breaking six hundred and seventy nine arrests were made last year compared to four hundred and fifty in 2012. From the figure, five hundred and seventy were men while women made up the rest of the statistics. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Drug prevention program May 14
MOSES LAKE – A mock crash – that includes a mock arrest for driving under the influence – will be among the activities during the eighth annual Community Partnership Against Drug Abuse, scheduled for May 14 at Big Bend Community College. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Groups Urge Vermont Governor to Broaden Zohydro Rules
Groups Urge Vermont Governor To Broaden Zohydro Rules
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence (CLAAD) sent a letter to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin urging him to use concerns over Zohydro ER, a new opioid pain medication, "as a lightning rod for change." The American… Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs cost our nation 428 billion dollars in related costs from crime, lost work, productivity and healthcare each year. In 2012 an estimated 23.1 million Americans needed treatment for a problem related to drugs or alcohol, but only 2.5 million received treatment. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results
Life-Saving Overdose Antidote May Become Easy to Buy
Life-saving overdose antidote may become easy to buy
Once only found in emergency rooms and a handful of community overdose prevention programs, naloxone is finding its way into more medicine cabinets as lawmakers, medical professionals and advocates push for increasing access to the life-saving drug.
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HIV Prevention Drug Causing Harsh Divisions
Truvada is a drug that is used in combination with several others to combats the AIDS causing HIV-virus. It has been hailed by health professionals and AIDS activists as a cornerstone in protecting gay men engaging in sexual activity with the potential …
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Local drug prevention program notices increase in narcotics use
However, Prevention Specialist Heather Harlan did say she has seen a rise in the number of cases involving adults since January. "We have certainly seen, since the first of the year, an up-click in cases where an opiate is the primary drug of choice …
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Drug Prevention Workshops Planned
Drug prevention workshops planned
Two workshops will be held this month in Carteret County to help parents and other adults spot teen drug and alcohol use and provide skills to help prevent abuse. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
4 Local Agencies Get Drug Prevention Funds
4 local agencies get drug prevention funds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) — Four local agencies were among 22 statewide to receive a share of $ 1.5 million to help strengthen school-based alcohol and other drug prevention programming for at-risk youth. Grants were given to agencies in 19 … “We applaud …
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Film screening to raise alcohol awareness
While not the sole reason, the social stigma surrounding addiction to alcohol and other drugs contributes to the gap in treatment of substance use disorders. "This is not your tired old addiction rehab story splashed across reality TV or tabloid …
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Fort Bend Community Prevention Coalition supports 'Talk. They Hear You …
Social hosting, known as “The Cool Mom Law,” is when adults knowingly allow a minor (who is not their own child) to consume alcohol or use other drugs within their private residence, land or secured property. Social hosting can also take place when …
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Attorney General Busts Alleged Prescription Drug Ring Operating Out of Easton – Allentown Morning Call
Attorney general busts alleged prescription drug ring operating out of Easton – Allentown Morning Call
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Attorney general busts alleged prescription drug ring operating out of Easton
Allentown Morning Call "In Pennsylvania, there is a direct link between prescription drug abuse and heroin use," she said. "That is because prescription drug dependency is expensive to maintain, so abusers ultimately turn to heroin as a cheaper, purer, more available … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
“National Take-Back Day”: Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription … – Forbes
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"National Take-Back Day": Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription …
Forbes As “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day” edges closer, (April 26, 2014), it's a good opportunity to emphasize the importance of this day for helping to address an ongoing source of addiction, misuse, and trafficking of prescription medications. Klobuchar presses DEA to implement law to help curb prescription drug abuse Authorities ready for prescription drug takeback day Drug Take-Back Day set in Esky |