Posts Tagged ‘drug users’
Prescription Drug Collections Deemed a Success
Prescription drug collections deemed a success
The county's drug collection boxes were placed at public buildings and police stations to provide residents with an option for the safe disposal of unwanted drugs in an effort to reduce access to addictive drugs in an environmentally safe manner. Law …
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Preppy Drug Bust High on Hype
The house at 560 Barrett Ave. in the bedroom community of Haverford, Pennsylvania, doesn't fit the profile of a drug lord's den. … While parents sought to provide education to their kids, these defendants sought to use the schools to create drug …
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Tennessee's bill isn't just anti-mother – it's anti-poor, anti-family, anti-doctor
Mothers of color and poor women stand to lose the most from a law that would turn pregnant drug users into criminals. … As a black woman and a mother working to support the human rights of other black women, women and girls of color, as well as poor …
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Officials Warn of Fentanyl Drug Abuse – the Sheboygan Press
Officials warn of fentanyl drug abuse – The Sheboygan Press
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Officials warn of fentanyl drug abuse
The Sheboygan Press Because some hard-core drug users have built up a tolerance they sometimes combine it with heroin and oxycodone, which is extremely dangerous, Remiker said. “It's suicide, literally,” he said. Clinics have taken steps to prevent abuse by imposing … |
PCMS students learn dangers of drug use, other skills in new class – Wicked Local Pembroke
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PCMS students learn dangers of drug use, other skills in new class
Wicked Local Pembroke Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series examining Pembroke Community Middle School's efforts to prevent drug abuse and addiction through education programs for students and parents. Pembroke Community Middle School (PCMS) students … |
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk – USA TODAY
Officials Warn of Fentanyl Drug Abuse – the Sheboygan Press
Officials warn of fentanyl drug abuse – The Sheboygan Press
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Officials warn of fentanyl drug abuse
The Sheboygan Press Because some hard-core drug users have built up a tolerance they sometimes combine it with heroin and oxycodone, which is extremely dangerous, Remiker said. “It's suicide, literally,” he said. Clinics have taken steps to prevent abuse by imposing … |
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk – USA TODAY
USA TODAY |
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
USA TODAY Pervasive problem: The latest drug use data from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, released in 2007, indicated that an average of 103,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians and health care aides a year were abusing … Hospital setting triggers worker drug abuse, theft Drug-addicted health workers pose a risk |
Doctors, Medical Staff on Drugs Put Patients at Risk – USA TODAY
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk – USA TODAY
USA TODAY |
Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
USA TODAY Pervasive problem: The latest drug use data from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, released in 2007, indicated that an average of 103,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians and health care aides a year were abusing … Hospital setting triggers worker drug abuse, theft Drug abuse among medical professionals rarely detected Drug-addicted health workers pose a risk |
Officials warn of fentanyl drug abuse – The Sheboygan Press
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Officials warn of fentanyl drug abuse
The Sheboygan Press Because some hard-core drug users have built up a tolerance they sometimes combine it with heroin and oxycodone, which is extremely dangerous, Remiker said. “It's suicide, literally,” he said. Clinics have taken steps to prevent abuse by imposing … |
Father Says Son Abused Over-the-Counter Medicine
Father says son abused over-the-counter medicine – A cough suppressant is being used by some young people to get high. A father whose son abuses the medicine wants it regulated like allergy medicine.
House panel hears marijuana legalization bill
A 2012 report by the state health department found that 26 percent of high school students use marijuana and that those who do are nearly five times more likely to abuse prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Several law enforcement officials …
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Brunswick not exempt from New England opiate epidemic
“One of the fastest growing populations for addicts in the opiate world is adults who have had surgeries, weren't recreational drug users, and now are breaking into their neighbor's house going through their medicine cabinets because they're desperate …
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Dayton Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Expansion of Intervention Services
Dayton Alcohol Drug Rehab Announces Expansion of Intervention Services
Intervention for drug addiction can save a person from total destruction. For a free consultation, call 937-999-3852. (PRWeb April 14, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Dayton-drug-rehab/drug-intervention/prweb11758597.htm Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
'Zero tolerance' Sweden leaves heavy drug users behind
STOCKHOLM – Sweden boasts one of Europe's lowest consumption of recreational drugs, but the same strict policy authorities consider key to success could also be pushing up the number of drug-related deaths. Cocaine, ecstasy and even cannabis are rarely seen in streets and clubs in line with Sweden's official "zero tolerance" approach, whose ambitious target is clear. "The overarching goal: a … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results
Hawaii Rehab Graduate Overcomes Prescription Drug Addiction – http://www.hawaiiislandrecovery.com/ Hawaii Island Recovery graduate describes her terrible ordeal with her prescription drug addiction. If you or someone yo…