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Prescription Drug Collections Deemed a Success

Prescription drug collections deemed a success
The county's drug collection boxes were placed at public buildings and police stations to provide residents with an option for the safe disposal of unwanted drugs in an effort to reduce access to addictive drugs in an environmentally safe manner. Law …
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Preppy Drug Bust High on Hype
The house at 560 Barrett Ave. in the bedroom community of Haverford, Pennsylvania, doesn't fit the profile of a drug lord's den. … While parents sought to provide education to their kids, these defendants sought to use the schools to create drug …
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Tennessee's bill isn't just anti-mother – it's anti-poor, anti-family, anti-doctor
Mothers of color and poor women stand to lose the most from a law that would turn pregnant drug users into criminals. … As a black woman and a mother working to support the human rights of other black women, women and girls of color, as well as poor …
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Mass. to Hold Prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to Curb Abuse – Boston.com

Mass. to hold prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to curb abuse – Boston.com


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Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuse
Boston.com
Massachusetts residents are urged to turn in their unwanted prescription drugs at designated sites on April 26 in a state-wide effort to tame the spike in prescription drug abuse. At least 170 drop-off sites will be available as part of the National
Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug MassLive.com
Coventry police and DEA to host prescription drug disposalThe Providence Journal
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
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Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps … – The Sheboygan Press

Mass. to Hold Prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to Curb Abuse – Boston.com

Mass. to hold prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to curb abuse – Boston.com


Daily Free Press (subscription)

Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuse
Boston.com
More than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs, more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to the advocacy organization Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The Centers for Disease …
Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug MassLive.com
Coventry police and DEA to host prescription drug disposalThe Providence Journal
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
Patch.com –BostInno –Daily Free Press (subscription)
all 48 news articles »

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps … – The Sheboygan Press

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com


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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
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WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Windham school has drug discussion over dinner – WLBZ-TV

Windham school has drug discussion over dinner
WLBZ-TV
WINDHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Drug and alcohol education is already a part of the curriculum, but Windham Middle School is tackling the issue in an innovative way: discussion drug abuse over dinner. The school held a spaghetti supper and invited

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Saltville Police offer drug take-back day – Southwest Virginia Today

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com


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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
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WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Saltville Police offer drug take-back day – Southwest Virginia Today

Saltville Police offer drug take-back day
Southwest Virginia Today
Hall noted that unused medicines that remain in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these …
Coateville police want your (prescription) drugsDaily Local News

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com


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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
TheAlternativePress.com
WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Saltville Police offer drug take-back day – Southwest Virginia Today

Saltville Police offer drug take-back day
Southwest Virginia Today
Hall noted that unused medicines that remain in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these …
Coateville police want your (prescription) drugsDaily Local News

all 2 news articles »

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News