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Proove Biosciences Will Sponsor National Drug Take-Back Day Coast-to-Coast
Proove Biosciences Will Be Participating and Sponsoring This Week’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in Howard County, MD and Orange County, CA (PRWeb April 23, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11787660.htm Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

New Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Looks at the Different Phases of Getting Drunk
Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers treatment programs and believes that having family close by during a stay in rehab can make a big difference in whether or not the process is successful, is focusing on the different phases of getting drunk in its latest blog post. (PRWeb April 23, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best-Drug-Rehabilitation/04/prweb11788333.htm Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

DEA Drug Take-Back Collection Site Locator Now Available
1.3 million emergency department visits in 2010 were related to prescription drug misuse or abuse. Approximately 50 percent of teens believe prescription drug abuse is safer than abusing street drugs and … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Gatekeeper Innovation Launches Safer Lock Discount and Double-Donation Program
Gatekeeper Innovation, Inc., producers of Safer LockTM, announced a new NFP Affiliate Discount Program designed to deliver the benefits of Safer Lock products to drug-abuse prevent Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

PDEA lauds QC drug test plan on barangay officials
The chief of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has welcomed the proposal of the Quezon City government to conduct a mandatory drug testing for its barangay officials after receiving reports that some of them are hooked on illegal drugs. Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, PDEA Director General, disclosed that the proposal made by Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, who is currently the chairperson … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results    Read more...

Grand Prairie TX Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Expanded Drug Rehabilitation Program
The number of individuals who want help in stopping drug addiction keeps growing, and even more help is now available. For a free consultation, call 469-507-2788. (PRWeb April 23, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Grand-Prairie-drug-rehab/drug-treatment-alcohol/prweb11782152.htm Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

REGION: State police among law enforcement agencies doing National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
WASHTENAW COUNTY — Michigan State Police, among other local law enforcement agencies, is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Report recommends that medical insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce abuse of opioids
The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University has issued a ground-breaking report recommending that medical insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce the overdoses, deaths and health care costs associated with abuse of opioids and other prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Sheriff’s Department to host Drug Take Back Day
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department will host the eighth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday at various sites throughout the High Desert. The event, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, aims to… Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results    Read more...

Groups Urge Vermont Governor To Broaden Zohydro Rules
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence (CLAAD) sent a letter to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin urging him to use concerns over Zohydro ER, a new opioid pain medication, "as a lightning rod for change." The American… Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs cost our nation 428 billion dollars in related costs from crime, lost work, productivity and healthcare each year. In 2012 an estimated 23.1 million Americans needed treatment for a problem related to drugs or alcohol, but only 2.5 million received treatment. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

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Zogenix Responds to Governor's Action Singling Out Zohydro™ ER in Massachusetts, Encourages Officials to Consider …
SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Zogenix will continue to work to ensure patients suffering from severe chronic pain have access to the FDA-approved medications they need in every state nationwide, … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results