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W.Va. AG Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Battle Rx Drug Abuse

W.Va. AG Teams Up with Law Enforcement to Battle Rx Drug Abuse
AG Morrisey says he will be sending a letter to law enforcement agencies, giving them the opportunity to apply for permanent prescription drug disposal boxes. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

US Attorney Booth Goodwin discusses drug prescription abuse in the Mountain State
When it comes to the issue of moving the Mountain State forward, one prevailing problem needs to be addressed and solutions found. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

24/7 Sobriety bill OK'd by Senate committee
CHEYENNE — Repeat alcohol and drug abuse offenders are the target of a bill that gained initial approval from a state Senate committee Monday. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Fort Hood Hosts Prescription Drug Summit – Killeen Daily Herald

Fort Hood hosts prescription drug summit – Killeen Daily Herald

Fort Hood hosts prescription drug summit
Killeen Daily Herald
Representatives from local law enforcement agencies met at Club Hood on Feb. 4 to participate in a training summit on prescription drug abuse. The summit was organized and run by pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma LP, which manufactures a 

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Attorney General Hosts Local Law Enforcement Roundtable

Attorney General hosts local law enforcement roundtable
DARKE COUNTY – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine toured western Ohio last week, hosting several law enforcement events in Preble, Mercer and Darke counties to discuss the growing issue of drug abuse. During a 2014 Legislative Preview Session on Jan. 30 …
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Oregon City Planning Commission considers non-profit's plan for 60-bed dorm
10:29 p.m. — Oregon City defense attorney J. Kevin Hunt cites criminal statistics on the number of crimes committed by people who abuse drugs or alcohol. The PMMC program is part of the solution, not a potential problem. Hunt is the last person to …
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Law Enforcement Attends Prescription Drug Summit – Killeen Daily Herald

Law enforcement attends prescription drug summit – Killeen Daily Herald

Law enforcement attends prescription drug summit
Killeen Daily Herald
FORT HOOD — Representatives from local law enforcement agencies met at Fort Hood on Tuesday to participate in a training summit on prescription drug abuse. The summit, hosted at Club Hood, was organized and run by pharmaceutical company Purdue 
Fort Hood: Law Enforcement Officers Gather for Drug SeminarKWTX

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Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads – NPR


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Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads
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The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has brought attention to a grim reality of drug abuse in America — most notably with the increasing use of heroin. Hoffman was found dead in his apartment on Sunday, and New York police are investigating his 

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Heather Yakin: Database a Step in Taking Action to Curb Drug Abuse

Heather Yakin: Database a step in taking action to curb drug abuse
New York's new tool to combat prescription drug abuse, the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing, has been in operation since August, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that it's going gangbusters. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Cuomo: Prescription drug abuse crackdown working
ALBANY — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is crediting a prescription monitoring law passed in 2012 with a dramatic reduction in the abuse of prescription opiates in the past year. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman death: A cautionary tale about branded heroin?
Others were labeled “Ace of Hearts.” There were used syringes, some prescription-pill bottles, and a small amount of cocaine. This was the scene police describe at actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Manhattan apartment after he was found dead Sunday of an apparent (but still unconfirmed) drug overdose. The brand names are an attempt to boost a product’s popularity, promising that the product will be … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Prison Minister Urges Justin Bieber to Cool It on Reported Drug Abuse – Charisma News

Prison Minister Urges Justin Bieber to Cool It on Reported Drug Abuse – Charisma News


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Prison Minister Urges Justin Bieber to Cool It on Reported Drug Abuse
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He lived a wild, drug-addled lifestyle before it all came crashing down in the 1980s. Now former-music-industry-executive-turned-prison-minister Marty Angelo is warning troubled pop star Justin Bieber that he should cool it on his reported drug abuse
Justin Bieber — I'm Not a Druggie … I'm Just 19TMZ.com
Justin Bieber's Mum Pattie Mallette Admits She 'Prays For Her Son Everyday' As Entertainmentwise
Justin Bieber's Mom To Fans: 'Pray For Him — He's Struggling'Hollywood Life

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Taking a hit: Anti-drug groups rebuke Obama over marijuana remarks – Fox News