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Drug Abuse: Overall Teen Drug Use in Hunterdon Drops, but Some Trends Worry Officials – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
Drug Abuse: Overall teen drug use in Hunterdon drops, but some trends worry officials – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
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Overall teen drug use in Hunterdon drops, but some trends worry officials
Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com Nearly three quarters of Hunterdon high school students say they've never smoked marijuana and, overall, illegal drug use among teens here is less than it was in 2000. But about a quarter of teens surveyed said they'd been offered, sold or given drugs … |
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Drug Abuse: Staten Island parents should heed lessons learned about youth drug abuse after … – SILive.com
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Staten Island parents should heed lessons learned about youth drug abuse after …
SILive.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island has the highest youth rates of binge drinking and prescription drug abuse in the city. That sobering realization was the impetus behind the formation of the Tackling Youth Substance Abuse Initiative (TYSA) program. |
Drug Abuse: McDowell Students Hope to Stop Drug, Alcohol Use – GoErie.com
Drug Abuse: McDowell students hope to stop drug, alcohol use – GoErie.com
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McDowell students hope to stop drug, alcohol use
GoErie.com McDowell Senior High School Principal Tim Rankin said his school does a lot to curb student alcohol and drug abuse. The school works with the Erie County District Attorney's office to schedule twice annual drug sweeps with drug-sniffing dogs, holds … |
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Drug Abuse: Abuse Deterrent Medicines developer Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. wins Top 5 … – Healthcare Packaging
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Abuse Deterrent Medicines developer Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. wins Top 5 …
Healthcare Packaging 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Pisgah Laboratories, Inc., an innovative intellectual property and drug development company located in Western North Carolina, was recently recognized for their technical achievements to reduce the Nation's drug abuse crisis. |
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Drug Abuse: 52 Percent of Rwandan Youth Abuse Drugs – Report – AllAfrica.com
Expert: Painkillers Top List of Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse: Expert: Painkillers top list of prescription drug abuse
Painkillers top the list of prescription drug abuse in the UAE especially among youngsters, a trend that is more reported than that of alcohol, heroin and THC or marijuana abuse alone, according to a senior health expert.
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Drug Abuse: Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say. The trend shows up in local arrests, drug seizures and overdose deaths. Drug dealers are finding new markets in the suburbs, where teenagers once …
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Drug Abuse: Abuse Deterrent Medicines Developer Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. Wins Top 5 Technologies Award from CLAAD
PISGAH FOREST, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Pisgah Laboratories, Inc., an innovative intellectual property and drug development company located in Western North Carolina, was recently recognized …
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Heroin Deaths Rise as Crackdown on Prescription Drug Abuse Succeeds – Baltimore Sun
Drug Abuse: Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds – Baltimore Sun
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
Baltimore Sun A collective effort in recent years among federal, state and local governments, law enforcement agencies and medical communities to control an epidemic of prescription drug abuse that swept the country has dramatically cut down on the number of … |
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Drug Abuse: Substance abuse recovery center offers new program – BlueRidgeNow.com
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Substance abuse recovery center offers new program
BlueRidgeNow.com Alcoholism and drug addiction can leave a person's life in shambles. That's why Four Circles Recovery Center, a private firm in Horse Shoe that deals with substance abuse recovery, is adding a new program to its list of services. The Four Circles … |
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Drug Abuse: Abuse Deterrent Medicines Developer Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. Wins Top 5 … – Sacramento Bee
Drug Abuse: Substance-Abuse Nonprofit Downsizes Amid Financial Struggle – Monitor
Drug Abuse: Substance-abuse nonprofit downsizes amid financial struggle – Monitor
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Substance–abuse nonprofit downsizes amid financial struggle
Monitor THE ISSUE: The South Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse has faced major financial struggles for about a year. In November, the employees were paid late and STCADA's future was unknown. THE LATEST: STCADA will no longer receive state … |
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Drug Abuse: A new prescription to treat prescription drug abuse – SmartPlanet.com (blog)
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A new prescription to treat prescription drug abuse
SmartPlanet.com (blog) “The drug of abuse can cause physical neuronal damage that may take a significant period of time to correct,” said MediciNova chief scientific officer, Dr. Kirk Johnson. “So it is expected that MN-166 (the test code for Ibudilast) would be a therapy … Search local inventory, coupons and more Abusers of prescription painkillers can be hard to spot |
Putting a Spotlight on Accidental Drug Deaths
Drug Abuse Statistics: Putting a spotlight on accidental drug deaths
North Carolina is one of the nation’s worst states for prescription drug abuse, and Iredell County ranks higher than the state average in accidental drug deaths.
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Teens becoming addicted to prescription drugs
Prescription drug abuse is becoming a bigger problem with young people too. According to government statistics, more high school students are using prescription drugs. And that's leading to more teen overdose deaths.
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Abuse, neglect number one killer of children in United States
LAUGHLIN — The number one killer of children in the United States is child abuse and neglect. That was the heart of the message delivered repeatedly last Wednesday evening by Allison Smith, statewide coordinator for the Attorney General’s Office of Drug Endangered Children.
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