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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how …
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall calls meeting on W.Va.'s drug problemBeckley Register-Herald

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News
This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic

‘Take Back Day’ to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse – WTHI

‘Take Back Day’ to crack down on prescription drug abuse – WTHI


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'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuse
WTHI
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – A drug epidemic is now exploding in teens and pre-teens. Prescription and over the counter medications are becoming the high of choice. On Saturday, law enforcement agencies across the Wabash Valley hosted a Drug Take …
Prescription drug take back events hold hope for permanent drop-off locationsKRDO
Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming RateWAND
Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug AbuseKELOLAND TV
Clintonchronicle –CBS Local –Tribune-Review
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Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

National drug take back initiative hopes to curtail prescription drug abuse – KSN-TV

National drug take back initiative hopes to curtail prescription drug abuse
KSN-TV
Sergeant Scott Plummer with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office says one goal of the initiative was to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse. “It's been shown that a lot of drug abuse in the house begins with prescription medications
National Drug Take Back nets 539 pounds in Sedgwick CountyKAKE

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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how …
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News
This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how …
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate – WAND


KELOLAND TV

Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate
WAND
Many came out to Springfield's Drug Take Back Saturday afternoon, to return expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Springfield Deputy, Daniel Walbert, says it's an effort to reduce the alarming rate of poisonings and overdoses from these drugs.
Fight drug abuse; give back drugs this SaturdayClintonchronicle
State expert says drug addiction at epidemic levelTribune-Review
'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuseWTHI
KRDO –KELOLAND TV –CBS Local
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My Turn: Prevent Smoking, Prevent Drug Abuse – BurlingtonFreePress.com

My Turn: Prevent smoking, prevent drug abuse – BurlingtonFreePress.com

My Turn: Prevent smoking, prevent drug abuse
BurlingtonFreePress.com
The governor now proposes to increase funding to address the drug abuse problem in Vermont. I congratulate the governor on efforts to address this problem, but I respectfully disagree with the governor's proposal to wipe out the tobacco trust fund, use

Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY

Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
USA TODAY
Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the …

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Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Fight drug abuse; give back drugs this Saturday – Clintonchronicle

What’s Best for Babies Born to Drug-Addicted Mothers? – the Tennessean

What’s best for babies born to drug-addicted mothers? – The Tennessean

What's best for babies born to drugaddicted mothers?
The Tennessean
The nation is watching Tennessee for new legislation that would allow women to be criminally charged if they use drugs during pregnancy that harm their newborns. State and national groups have asked Gov. Bill Haslam to veto the bill before Tuesday, …
Clock ticking for Haslam to sign bill criminalizing pregnant drug useNashville Post (subscription) (blog)
Petition seeks Haslam's veto of prenatal drug use billShreveport Times

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Drug Addiction – Google News

 

State expert says drug addiction at epidemic level – Tribune-Review

State expert says drug addiction at epidemic level
Tribune-Review
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus hosted the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission's program, 'Prescription Drug Abuse: The Cost of Getting High.' Becoming addicted to prescription drugs not only affects the family but also increases costs for …

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