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Prescription Drug Abuse: National Drug Take-Back Day Scheduled for Saturday
Prescription Drug Abuse: National Drug Take-Back Day Scheduled for Saturday
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) — In an ongoing effort to fight prescription-drug abuse by adults and teenagers in the United States, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled Saturday, Oct. 29 as another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
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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 abuse more common among children
Medical experts, police say it’s easier to convince children not to start taking drugs than to get them to quit.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse task force planned after day-long summit
Maine’s governor and attorney general plan to form a task force to fight prescription drug abuse.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug take-back program includes dropoff point at BMH-UC
By KEVIN BOWDEN Staff Reporter Baptist Memorial Hos-pital-Union City has been designated a drop-off site for a prescription drug take-back program set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse More Common Among Children – WDRB
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Prescription drug abuse more common among children
WDRB The goal is to expose children to the dangers of prescription drug abuse. Dr. Karen Shay, a child drug abuse activist, points out, "It's easier to try to get them to not use than to stop using." Dr. Shay knows the battle personally. … |
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Maine Officials Seek Solutions to Rampant Prescription Drug Abuse – MPBN News
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Maine Officials Seek Solutions to Rampant Prescription Drug Abuse
MPBN News Maine needs a stronger, better-coordinted statewide plan to fight prescription drug abuse. That's the reality that drew more than a hundred people to a daylong summit in Northport today. The gathering—put on by the Maine Attorney General's … Summit tackles prescription drug abuse epidemic in Maine Summit goal: Strong action on drug abuse Prescription Drug Abuse Focus of Attorney General's Summit |
The H&N View: Substance Abuse Big Part of Crime; Detox Center Needed to Help … – Herald and News
Drug Abuse: The H&N View: Substance abuse big part of crime; detox center needed to help … – Herald and News
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The H&N View: Substance abuse big part of crime; detox center needed to help …
Herald and News Talk to local law enforcement agencies and you'll find that substance abuse plays a heavy role in crime. According to Klamath County Corrections, the agency in charge of parole and probation for the county, at least 75 percent of Klamath County's … |
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Federal Grants to Cut Down on W.Va. Youth Drug Abuse – the State Journal
Drug Abuse: Federal Grants to Cut Down on W.Va. Youth Drug Abuse – The State Journal
Law enforcement agencies and lawmakers are looking forward to federal grants that will help cut down on substance abuse. (AP) — One million dollars will soon be headed to West Virginia to help organizations across the state to help battle youth …
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Drug Abuse: Delay on O'Callaghan sentencing
During today's sentencing submissions, the District Court heard that the Police Commissioner's son had a history of drug use that had peaked at the time of his crime and which had sparked a "rescue" bid by his high-profile father in 2009. …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Pills Causing Pain in Maribyrnong
Prescription Drug Abuse: Pills causing pain in Maribyrnong
OVER-the-counter and prescription drug abuse in Maribyrnong has more than doubled.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Ky., W.Va. join multi-state pill pipeline task force
By JULIA ROBERTS GOAD STAFF WRITER Kentucky and West Virginia have joined Tennessee and Ohio to form a task force to address the growing prescription drug problem in those states. The coalition m…
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Prescription Drug Abuse: NUCYNTA® ER (Tapentadol Extended-Release Tablets) Receives FDA Approval for …
… between patients with pain, caregivers and physicians; and Smart Moves, Smart Choices (www.SmartMovesSmartChoices.org) to increase awareness among educators, parents and teens about the serious problem of teen prescription drug abuse in the US.
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Operation Medicine Cabinet Aimed at Keeping Pills Off the Streets – Patch.com
Prescription Drug Abuse: Operation Medicine Cabinet Aimed at Keeping Pills Off the Streets – Patch.com
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Operation Medicine Cabinet Aimed at Keeping Pills Off the Streets
Patch.com As part of the Tampa Police Department's ongoing effort to crack down on illegal pill mills and prevent prescription drug abuse, officers are taking part in Operation Medicine Cabinet along with other Bay Area law enforcement agencies. … |
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