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Prescription Drug Abuse: Bringing awareness to prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse affects thousands of Arkansans and local law enforcement agencies are working to help dispose of prescription meds properly.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug take-back Saturday
ONTARIO — As prescription drug abuse continues to rise, two local law enforcement agencies will take part in a nationwide drug take-back program Saturday.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse abetted by family, friends: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers obtain the drugs from friends or relatives, usually with permission and for free, according to a government study released on Wednesday. The study, based on an ongoing national survey of nearly 70,000 Americans aged 12 and over, offers a snapshot of a growing health and safety problem that is already …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse loophole
A loophole allowing people to abuse popular pain pills is frustrating local pharmacies.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: DEA is cracking down on prescription drug theft in St. Clair County
Prescription drug abuse has become a rampant crime, causing law enforcement agencies around the country to crack down on this dangerous practice.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Barron County collects 120 pounds of expired and unwanted meds
This was the third collection in Barron County sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency in an attempt to reduce prescription drug abuse.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Heroin usage on the rise in region
MIDDLETOWN — Officials say an increase in heroin usage has links to petty crimes and often begins as prescription drug abuse.“The people that we’re getting from these petty thefts … their addiction is heroin now, when a year or two ago it was crack cocaine,” said Middletown Police Sgt. David Birk. “The people we have interviewed (in connection with these crimes), I can tell you 90 percent of …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: 40 U.S. Deaths a Day from Prescription Painkillers
40 Americans a day die from prescription painkiller abuse. The CDC blames rogue doctors at pill mills and urges strong state laws.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: New law targets prescription drug abuse
A Thunder Bay pharmacist says a new law that takes effect today is a first step in tackling the problem of narcotics abuse.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Winning War On Prescription Drug Abuse, State Says
There are 1 million fewer prescription pills on Ohio’s streets this year compared to 2010.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: DEA is cracking down on prescription drug theft in St. Clair County
Prescription drug abuse has become a rampant crime, causing law enforcement agencies around the country to crack down on this dangerous practice.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Pain pill problem: Spending ,000 a year on prescription meds
Prescription drug abuse is a quickly growing trend, and it’s not just the drug abusers who are getting into trouble.  Doctors are frequently showing up on arrest reports, including two arrested by the US Department of Justice and five pharmacists just this weekend.  The drug problem in Southeastern North Carolina has always had its risks, and the addiction has no boundaries. 
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Drug Abuse: Manchin: Drug Abuse Detrimental to State’s Workforce – The State Journal
Law enforcement agents and community leaders sat down with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Oct. 26 to discuss one of the state’s worst and growing problems—drug abuse. Manchin was in Beckley as part of his Commonsense Ideas for a Stronger America tour, where …
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Drug Abuse: Arrests mark U.S. prescription drug abuse crackdown – Reuters India
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested 22 people in Florida on Friday, including pharmacists and doctors, in a crackdown against prescription drug abuse that officials say is the nation’s fastest growing drug problem. The arrests …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse rising – Citizen Online
With the rising selection of medications available, there becomes a potential for abuse. Sgt. Roger Anthony of the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force states that the misuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs is the worse teen drug problem in our …
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Drug Abuse: Doctors Get a Guide on Screening Teens for Drugs – FOX News
“It pretty much boils down to there are too many things to screen for, and we don’t screen for substance abuse because we don’t know what to do with the information once we get it,” Levy said. Determining drug and alcohol use The policy …
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Drug Abuse: Drop off unwanted drugs safely, locally on Saturday – Tacoma News Tribune
In an effort to combat abuse of prescription drugs, local law enforcement agencies want residents to drop off expired or unwanted pills at several sites Saturday. The program is part of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s National …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Video: National Prescription Drug Take-back Day highlights drug abuse
National Prescription Drug Take-back Day brings to light the large number of Americans that abuse prescription drugs even more than narcotics. Rebecca Jarvis speaks with National Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske about the reason the day was created.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Arrests mark U.S. prescription drug abuse crackdown
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested 22 people in Florida on Friday, including pharmacists and doctors, in a crackdown against prescription drug abuse that officials say is the nation’s fastest growing drug problem.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: DEA is cracking down on prescription drug theft in St. Clair County
Prescription drug abuse has become a rampant crime, causing law enforcement agencies around the country to crack down on this dangerous practice.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Take-Back Day slated for Saturday
The Prince George’s County Police Department will participate in the second nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend in an effort to prevent prescription drug abuse.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse town meeting
Thursday evening, Butler County and Poplar Bluff authorities met with community members at the Poplar Bluff Senior High School to talk about the issue.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Placer County battles prescription drug abuse
PLACER COUNTY – Saturday, Oct. 29, is National Prescription Take Back Day and various drop-off centers are open across Placer County.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: DEA is cracking down on prescription drug theft in St. Clair County
Prescription drug abuse has become a rampant crime, causing law enforcement agencies around the country to crack down on this dangerous practice.
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