Posts Tagged ‘Florida’
Kentucky Group Behind Florida Drug-Abuse Summit – Courier-Journal
Drug Abuse: Kentucky group behind Florida drug-abuse summit – Courier-Journal
Top health leaders, drug experts and lawmakers from around the nation will converge in Orlando, Fla., this week to tackle prescription drug abuse, which kills more Kentuckians than car wrecks. The National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, which runs …
Drug Abuse – Bing News
Drug Abuse: Survey reveals shocking levels of teen drinking, drug abuse – CBS News
(CBS News) – Drinking and drug use may begin early for a lot of young Americans. A new study shows that by the time most teens reach late adolescence, most of them have drank alcohol and abused illicit substances. The study, published in the …
Drug Abuse – Bing News
Drug Abuse: Summit confronts prescription drug abuse – Concord Monitor
Local and state law enforcement, medical professionals, educators and interested parties came together last week to discuss strategies for tackling prescription and non-prescription drug abuse and the deaths they cause statewide. Friday’s summit …
Drug Abuse – Bing News
Can Drug Rehab Efforts Let Up in Florida?
Did you know that nearly 10% of Florida’s sixth graders binge drink? Did you know that percentage increases to 30% by the time the kids are in high school? Did you know that the prevalence of prescription drug abuse is so high that Florida is now nicknamed “the pill state”? Despite these figures, Florida’s just released 2007 Youth Substance Abuse Survey results say that alcohol and drug abuse is on the decline. In light of all the other information we see in other surveys and in daily news articles about Florida’s drug problem, that’s hard to believe. Anyone who allows this report to make them think they can sit back and relax is sadly mistaken. Florida drug rehab centers will be busy for a long time to come.
According to official reports in 2007, here’s what’s happening in Florida.
Drug Testing: Florida Aims to Be First to Test Public Workers – the Christian Science Monitor
Drug Abuse: Drug testing: Florida aims to be first to test public workers – The Christian Science Monitor
Florida, which already tests welfare recipients for drug and alcohol abuse, is poised to extend drug testing to state public employees – a first-in-the-nation move that lawmakers from other states may copy, even as labor unions, civil …
Drug Abuse – Bing News
Drug Abuse: Base drug testing expanded for prescription abuse – NW Florida Daily News
Hurlburt Field’s Drug Demand Reduction program will expand drug testing beginning May 1 in compliance with Department of Defense policy to screen service members for commonly abused prescription drugs. On Jan. 31, the Secretary of Defense gave …
Drug Abuse – Bing News
Many Positives on Youth Survey for Duval; Drug Use at the Beaches an Issue – Florida Times-Union
Drug Abuse: Many positives on youth survey for Duval; drug use at the beaches an issue – Florida Times-Union
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Many positives on youth survey for Duval; drug use at the beaches an issue
Florida Times-Union By Topher Sanders Alcohol, tobacco and drug use among middle school students in Duval County is down across the spectrum, while substance and drug abuse is up for high-schoolers living in the Beaches communities, according to the second biennial Youth … |
Drug Abuse – Google News
Drug Abuse: Demi Moore heads for rehab amid rumors of anorexia and drug abuse – VIDEO – Irish Central
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Demi Moore heads for rehab amid rumors of anorexia and drug abuse – VIDEO
Irish Central While her rep's maintain that Moore is being treated for “exhaustion,” other rumors are flying that the extremely thin Moore may be dealing with anorexia, as well as drug abuse problems. In fact, the DailyMail reports that a source said that Moore was … Demi Moore Hospitalized, Possibly Abusing Drugs Demi Moore Rushed to Hospital–Drugs to Blame? Demi Moore Rushed To Hospital With Drug Overdose |
Prescription Drug Abuse: Anti-Drug Group Using Public Funds for Conference at Florida Resort – Louisville Courier-Journal
Prescription Drug Abuse: Anti-drug group using public funds for conference at Florida resort – Louisville Courier-Journal
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Anti-drug group using public funds for conference at Florida resort
Louisville Courier-Journal Other sponsoring groups include the non-profit Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence, which is trying to coordinate a national policy on prescription drug abuse and treatment; Amerinet, a company that helps health care providers reduce the cost … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Prescription Drug Abuse: Legislation would mandate check before writing prescriptions – Knoxville News Sentinel
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Legislation would mandate check before writing prescriptions
Knoxville News Sentinel "There isn't a family in my district — or the state of Tennessee — that hasn't been touched by prescription drug abuse. In East Tennessee alone, 1500 people have died from overdoses in just the last 10 years. These bills will give additional tools in … |
UCF to Host Drug Take Back – Central Florida Future
Prescription Drug Abuse: UCF to host drug take back – Central Florida Future
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UCF to host drug take back
Central Florida Future "Prescription drug abuse has two contributing parts: teens who want to experiment and people who are really addicted and who will doctor-hop just to get high," Pabian said. "We are mostly dealing with the experimental aspect, but we also know there are … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
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