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Drug Abuse: Fresh Ideas to Fight Off Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse: Fresh Ideas To Fight Off Drug Abuse
Sayre, PA (WBNG Binghamton) Communities in the Twin Tiers are searching for new and effective ways to eliminate substance abuse. One event focused on rising drug-related deaths in their area and what the community can do to help.
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Drug Abuse: Database to Prevent Doctor Shopping to be Operational Soon
A statewide database designed to curb prescription drug abuse in Wisconsin by law was supposed to be operational by January 1st. It's still not.
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Drug Abuse: Restricting Vicodin is the wrong Rx
Reclassifying it and other such drugs could make it hard for those with chronic pain to get relief. More than 1 million Americans visit an emergency room each year because of prescription drug abuse, and the toll has been rising steadily since 2004. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration thinks it has an idea that will help: Reclassify the pain reliever Vicodin and other medications containing …
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Drug Abuse Drives Crime
Drug Abuse: Drug abuse drives crime
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Drug Abuse: Restricting Vicodin is the wrong Rx
Reclassifying it and other such drugs could make it hard for those with chronic pain to get relief. More than 1 million Americans visit an emergency room each year because of prescription drug abuse, and the toll has been rising steadily since 2004. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration thinks it has an idea that will help: Reclassify the pain reliever Vicodin and other medications containing …
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Drug Abuse: New proposals could reduce drug abuse
With prescription drug use increasing nationwide and across North Carolina, state advocates and legislators are redoubling efforts to curb abuse among all state residents — including students.
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Drug Abuse: Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Growing Problem in LA County
Drug Abuse: Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Growing Problem In LA County
Statistics show that prescription drug abuse is such a problem in L.A. County that drug overdose is now the third leading cause of injury-related deaths.
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Drug Abuse: Officials say prescription drug abuse is major issue
Police say it's a bigger drug problem than cocaine or meth: prescription drug abuse. The N.C. Child Fatality Task Force just released a report this month, saying, nationally, we're almost at the point where more young people are dying from prescription drug abuse than motor vehicle crashes. And, according to the N.C. Division of Public Health, more than 900 North Carolinians died from …
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Drug Abuse: Drug Overdose 3rd Leading Cause Of Injury-Related Death In L.A. County
Statistics show that prescription drug abuse is such a problem in L.A. County that drug overdose is now the third leading cause of injury-related deaths.
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Drug Abuse: 'Stand in the Gap' takes more steps to fight drug abuse
Members of 'Stand in the Gap' are known for marching against drug abuse that's plaguing many communities, but now the group is taking some extra steps in trying to alleviate the problem.
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in LA County
Overdoses of prescription drugs account for more emergency room visits than any other cause in Los Angeles County, the county’s top public health official said in a report released Monday. Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in LA County – NBC Southern California
Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in LA County – NBC Southern California
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in LA County
NBC Southern California Overdoses of prescription drugs account for more emergency room visits than any other cause in Los Angeles County, the county's top public health official said in a report released Monday. The number of people checking into publicly funded drug … LA County calls for action to tackle prescription drug abuse Officials say prescription drug abuse is major issue Prescription drug abuse on the rise in North Carolina |
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Drug Abuse: Overall teen drug use in Hunterdon drops, but some trends worry officials – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
Drug Abuse: Officials Say Prescription Drug Abuse Is Major Issue
Drug Abuse: Officials say prescription drug abuse is major issue
Police say it's a bigger drug problem than cocaine or meth: prescription drug abuse. The N.C. Child Fatality Task Force just released a report this month, saying, nationally, we're almost at the point where more young people are dying from prescription drug abuse than motor vehicle crashes. And, according to the N.C. Division of Public Health, more than 900 North Carolinians died from …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in LA County
Overdoses of prescription drugs account for more emergency room visits than any other cause in Los Angeles County, the county’s top public health official said in a report released Monday. Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Drug Abuse: Abuse of prescription drugs on the rise among Americans
In recent years, there have been several reports of celebrities dying from prescription drug overdose or misuse, including Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson and Anna Nicole Smith.
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Drug Abuse: 'Stand in the Gap' takes more steps to fight drug abuse
Members of 'Stand in the Gap' are known for marching against drug abuse that's plaguing many communities, but now the group is taking some extra steps in trying to alleviate the problem.
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Drug Abuse: Heroin Deaths Rise as Crackdown on Prescription Drug Abuse Succeeds – Baltimore Sun
Drug Abuse: Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds – Baltimore Sun
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
Baltimore Sun A collective effort in recent years among federal, state and local governments, law enforcement agencies and medical communities to control an epidemic of prescription drug abuse that swept the country has dramatically cut down on the number of … |
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Drug Abuse: Marijuana Use In Adults: Are You Too Old For Pot? – Huffington Post
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Marijuana Use In Adults: Are You Too Old For Pot?
Huffington Post Between 2004 and 2010, the number of 55- to 64-year-olds who went to an emergency room with marijuana in their system rose from 3,671 to 14,019, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network. "One of the things that we don't know is whether these are … Marijuana's health effects: Memory problems, addiction Legalizing marijuana: the wrong direction Seattle police stance on cannabis may be a token gesture if government sues |