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Prescription Drug Abuse: Eaton Rapids Woman Fights Prescription Drug Abuse in Memory of Daughter
Prescription Drug Abuse: Eaton Rapids woman fights prescription drug abuse in memory of daughter
Eaton Rapids resident Janice O’Donnell is a woman on a mission, a mission fueled by her love for her daughter, Holli Tyler, who died at age 26 of prescription drug abuse.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: First 2012 prescription drug takeback scheduled
HUNTINGTON — The first prescription drug takeback of the new year is set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 14, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: The next OxyContin? New, powerful painkillers cause drug abuse worries (Morning Read)
Current medical news from today, including prescription pain drugs in development cause worries over prescription drug abuse, a study finds hidden bias in technology transfer, and metal-on-metal hip implants could cost billions to fix.
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Eaton Rapids Woman Fights Prescription Drug Abuse in Memory of Daughter – Lansing State Journal
Prescription Drug Abuse: Eaton Rapids woman fights prescription drug abuse in memory of daughter – Lansing State Journal
-Prescription and over-the-counter drugs are the third most frequently abused drugs by high school seniors, after alcohol and nicotine. – Overdosing is a danger, but so is chemical poisoning because of drug interactions. – Kids often think …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in West Virginia – WSAZ
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — Prescription drug abuse is a problem that affects every part of the region, and it could soon be getting worse. Hydrocodone is the second most abused medication. Now, drug companies are working to create a pill that would be 10 …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: First 2012 prescription drug takeback scheduled – Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — The first prescription drug takeback of the new year is set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 14, at Cabell Huntington Hospital. The takeback is sponsored by the Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership, the Huntington …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: New painkiller has abuse experts worried – Abilene Reporter-News
“I have a big concern that this could be the next OxyContin,” said April Rovero, president of the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse. “We just don’t need this on the market.” OxyContin, introduced in 1995 by Purdue Pharma of …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: EDITORIAL: Prescription drug plague demands bold measures – TMCnet
Dec 30, 2011 (The Knoxville News-Sentinel – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — Public officials are stepping up with proposals to tackle the crisis in prescription drug abuse in Tennessee. State Sen. Ken Yager has put forward …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: National Rx Drug Abuse: US Fights Against Substance Abuse – Newsblaze.com
Prescription Drug Abuse: National Rx Drug Abuse: US Fights Against Substance Abuse – Newsblaze.com
The diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. One of the nation’s experts in preventing, detecting and investigating this diversion will be a keynote presenter at the first National Rx Drug …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Drug abuse is on the rise for those over 65 – Examiner
We are talking specifically about seniors, those 65 and over. A recent study done by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration reported some startling facts. Prescription drug abuse in the elderly, those over 55, had risen 32% from 2002 through 2005.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse skyrockets – Black Hills Pioneer
NORTHERN HILLS — Prescription drug abuse and its after-effects is on the increase nationwide at an alarming rate, with local entities feeling the pain, as well. Treatment admissions for prescription drug abuse rose 430 percent from 1999 to …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse is a community problem – Roanoke Times
I want to thank U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy for his view and insight into this critical community health issue (“You, too, have a role in combating drug abuse,” Oct. 30 commentary). More than two years ago, the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Program Fights Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse Statistics: Program Fights Prescription Drug Abuse
A comprehensive effort to fight the spread of prescription drug abuse launched Tuesday in Gainesville. The physician-led initiative aims to attack the problem through education and legislation. read more
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Drug Abuse Statistics: White suburbanites going from pain pills to heroin
CHICAGO – Hurt in a car crash, a Geneva, Ill., woman got hooked on the painkiller Vicodin. When one doctor stopped…
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Howard Meitiner: Drug Deaths: Not Just About Overdose
Are prescription medications really more dangerous than 4,000-pound machines that hurtle down the highway at 65 miles per hour? Today, they are.
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Program Fights Prescription Drug Abuse – GPB
Drug Abuse Statistics: Program Fights Prescription Drug Abuse – GPB
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Program Fights Prescription Drug Abuse
GPB Prescribed drug abuse killed six times the number of people in Georgia last year than from all other illegal drugs combined according to federal statistics. Oxycontin, Xanax, Ritalin and others are most abused. Dr. Joy Maxey calls it the “new pandemic … |
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Police efforts better focused on violent crime than on drugs – Kansas State Collegian
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Police efforts better focused on violent crime than on drugs
Kansas State Collegian The fact that our law enforcement is trying to deal with the complex social issue of drug abuse is great, but if you review the statistics in the introduction of this column, notice that even the highest percentage of drugs mentioned is relatively … |
Drug Abuse: County Fights Underage Drinking; Gets $625000 to Fight Substance Abuse – Patch.com
Drug Abuse: County Fights Underage Drinking; Gets 5000 to Fight Substance Abuse – Patch.com
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County Fights Underage Drinking; Gets $ 625000 to Fight Substance Abuse
Patch.com In addition to the campaign, Astorino announced that the county Coalition for Drug and Alcohol Free Youth received a $ 625000 grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The grant will be given out during a … |
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Drug Abuse: Tomblin Announces Six Regional Drug Task Forces – WOWK
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Tomblin Announces Six Regional Drug Task Forces
WOWK Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order Tuesday that creates six regional substance abuse task forces. CHARLESTON — Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order Tuesday to create six regional substance abuse task forces to address … |
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Drug Abuse: Stoughton rewarded for its dogged efforts in fight against youth substance abuse – Enterprise News