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Operation Medicine Drop Nets 27K Dosages

Operation Medicine Drop nets 27K dosages
Across the state, more than 215 medicine drop events were held in 75 counties to safely collect and destroy expired and unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications. Operation … Only use the dispensers packaged with children's medications.
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Missouri no longer tops U.S. in meth busts
At first glance, the statistics seem to give a glimmer of hope that perhaps meth's grip on Missouri is loosening. Last year, for the first time in more than a … in brand-name drugs such as Sudafed. Obtaining the cold medicine, which is sold over the …
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Antibiotic Use, and Abuse, on the Farms
The 25 companies agreed to stop selling these drugs over the counter and will, instead, require that they be prescribed by a veterinarian, who will be expected to curb unwarranted use of the drugs in healthy animals. Skeptics worry that veterinarians …
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Coroner Says Lancaster County Is Dealing With Growing Prescription Drug Abuse … – FOX43.com

Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse … – FOX43.com

Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse
FOX43.com
The Lancaster County Coroner says the county is dealing with a growing prescription drug abuse problem. He says in 2013 Lancaster County reported 47 prescription drug –related deaths. Dr. Stephen Diamantoni is the Lancaster County Coroner and a 

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Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force – Marin Independent Journal

Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force
Marin Independent Journal
Three members of Marin County's new Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force know all too well how deadly the seemingly innocent bottles in the medicine chest can be. Britt Rosenmayr's son Jason, overdosed on heroin on Sept. 18, 2010, two days before his 

Crime Rates Drop, Local Rehab Facility Sees Rise in Illegal Drug Abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
WPSD Local 6
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky—Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. New crime statistics provide a new look at just how safe our community is. The McCracken County 

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Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently 

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Coroner Says Lancaster County Is Dealing With Growing Prescription Drug Abuse … – FOX43.com

Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse … – FOX43.com

Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse
FOX43.com
The Lancaster County Coroner says the county is dealing with a growing prescription drug abuse problem. He says in 2013 Lancaster County reported 47 prescription drug –related deaths. Dr. Stephen Diamantoni is the Lancaster County Coroner and a …

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Student films detail dangers of prescription drug abuse – Lincoln Times-News

Student films detail dangers of prescription drug abuse
Lincoln Times-News
Because the North Carolina Department of Justice noted prescription pills kill more people annually than any other illegal substance, and is specifically a problem among North Carolina teens, the agency is raising awareness about the drug epidemic by …

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Crime Rates Drop, Local Rehab Facility Sees Rise in Illegal Drug Abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse – WPSD Local 6

Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse
WPSD Local 6
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky—Crime rates drop, but illegal drug use soars. Law enforcement is cracking down while local rehab centers battle the addiction. New crime statistics provide a new look at just how safe our community is. The McCracken County …

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation – Fall River Herald News

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
Fall River Herald News
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …

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Coroner Says Lancaster County Is Dealing With Growing Prescription Drug Abuse … – FOX43.com

Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse … – FOX43.com

Coroner says Lancaster County is dealing with growing prescription drug abuse
FOX43.com
The Lancaster County Coroner says the county is dealing with a growing prescription drug abuse problem. He says in 2013 Lancaster County reported 47 prescription drug –related deaths. Dr. Stephen Diamantoni is the Lancaster County Coroner and a …

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Student films detail dangers of prescription drug abuse – Lincoln Times-News

Student films detail dangers of prescription drug abuse
Lincoln Times-News
Because the North Carolina Department of Justice noted prescription pills kill more people annually than any other illegal substance, and is specifically a problem among North Carolina teens, the agency is raising awareness about the drug epidemic by …

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News