Posts Tagged ‘heroin abuse’

Crime Rates Drop, Local Rehab Facility Sees Rise in Illegal Drug Abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
WPSD Local 6
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky—Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. New crime statistics provide a new look at just how safe our community is. The McCracken County 

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Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate – Patch.com

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
Patch.com
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In

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Crime Rates Drop, Local Rehab Facility Sees Rise in Illegal Drug Abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
WPSD Local 6
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky—Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. New crime statistics provide a new look at just how safe our community is. The McCracken County 

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate – Patch.com

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
Patch.com
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In

and more »

7 New Jersey Counties With Highest Drug Abuse Rate

7 New Jersey Counties With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In …
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Drug abuse on rise among Mass. teens
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …
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Vance-Backed Prescription Drug Database Bill Moves Out of Committee – the Patriot-News

Vance-backed prescription drug database bill moves out of committee – The Patriot-News

Vance-backed prescription drug database bill moves out of committee
The Patriot-News
Pat Vance, R-Cumberland County, who says abuse and addiction related to prescription drugs is the leading cause of drug overdoses. Vance further said 80 percent of people who become addicted to heroin first abused prescription drugs, often painkillers 
Expanding police access to prescription drug records puts Pa. House, Senate at Newsworks.org

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EDITORIAL: Lawmakers must act on prescription drug, heroin abuse – Asbury Park Press

EDITORIAL: Lawmakers must act on prescription drug, heroin abuse
Asbury Park Press
How many more New Jerseyans have to die from opiates before the state Legislature moves on bills currently stuck in committee that seek to address at least some aspects of the epidemic? The time for hand-wringing is over. On Tuesday, the Governor's 

Indiana’s Top Attorney in Jeffersonville to Trumpet Prescription Drug Bill – Evening News and Tribune

Indiana’s top attorney in Jeffersonville to trumpet prescription drug bill – Evening News and Tribune

Indiana's top attorney in Jeffersonville to trumpet prescription drug bill
Evening News and Tribune
Ron Grooms are both pharmacists by trade, so it should come as no surprise that they had a hand in legislation passed during the most recent legislative session intended to deter prescription drug abuse. Davisson, R-Salem, and Grooms, R-Jeffersonville, 

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Prescription drugs abuse in NRL ‘widespread’, says club doctor – The Guardian


The Guardian

Prescription drugs abuse in NRL 'widespread', says club doctor
The Guardian
The NRL will this year begin testing for prescription drugs as the New Zealand Warriors' club doctor said he believes many players are mixing sleeping pills with alcohol and energy drinks. John Mayhew, the doctor for New Zealand's NRL side the Warriors
Claim prescription drug abuse in NRLRadio New Zealand
Ron Muratore does not believe NRL has a problem with prescription drug abuseABC Online
Canberra Raiders doctor would back prescription drug banSydney Morning Herald
NRL.COM –Radio Sport –The Daily Telegraph
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Monmouth County on List of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate – Patch.com

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate – Patch.com

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
Patch.com
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In

Drug Abuse – Google News

 

SALINE: Addiction Prevention Task Force approves mission statement … – Heritage Newspapers


Heritage Newspapers

SALINE: Addiction Prevention Task Force approves mission statement
Heritage Newspapers
SALINE — The Saline Addiction Prevention Task Force now has a mission statement and several community members willing to help address the substance abuse issues facing the community. The mission statement was approved during the task force's 

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