Drug Abuse

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Calvert's efforts against prescription drug abuse continue
The Prescription Drug Abuse Abatement Council gave a presentation at Tuesday's county commissioners meeting to give an update on its progress. “It is clear to everyone that has been paying attention to the problem, that this problem cannot be … Read more on So Md News

Bitter Pills series: Finding ways to combat the growing prescription drug …
Four years ago, Wilkes County had one of the highest overdose rates in the country, four times the North Carolina average. From 2007 to 2009, state records show, overdoses killed more people in Wilkes County than car wrecks. Almost all of the overdoses … Read more on Fayetteville Observer

Eminem opens up about drug use: 'My bottom was going to be death'
In the documentary "How to Make Money Selling Drugs," Eminem opens up about his struggle with prescription drug addiction. The rapper, 40, entered rehab for sleeping pill addiction in 2005. In the movie, Slim Shady gets candid about the drug abuse that … Read more on New York Daily News    Read more...

Highest Court In The Land: Medical Pot Advocates Take Case To Supreme Court
In the U.S., the federal government maintains Schedule I as a list of drugs believed to have no accepted medical use, a high potential for abuse, and the potential to result in severe psychological and physical dependence. Other Schedule I drugs … Read more on Mintpress News

North Carolina's 'Moral Monday' Protests: 11 Weeks Running, 800+ Arrests And …
General Assembly Police Lt. Martin Brock, right directs Rev. William Barber, President of the N.C. chapter of the NAACP to step down during “Moral Monday” demonstrations at the General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, July 8, 2013. (AP/Gerry Broome). Read more on Mintpress News

FreedomWorks freaks out at Cornyn in post-IRS scandal panic
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Teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, and poverty –Supt. Bill Cason VBOE @ Joint Governments 2012-03-29 – Communication, Expansion, Development, Strategy, Projects, Insight, Forecast Valdosta-Lowndes Governmental Leadership Meeting, LCBOE, VBOE, LCC, VCC (Joint G…

Smith: North Carolina's tax-cutting program is broken
Demand for cuts that squeeze the life out of safeguards for workers idled by the recession, people laid off and teetering on the edge of poverty, the disabled and the mentally ill – through the roof. We have to reform it while there's still time … Read more on Fayetteville Observer

Suffer still the little children
Tanilla's case, which follows that of six-year-old Kiesha Weippart, who was murdered by her mother, provides a confronting example of the complex, but not uncommon, mix of massive social, economic and mental health problems involved in child abuse. Two … Read more on Sydney Morning Herald    Read more...

North Carolina Birth Control Bill Protested By Women In 'Mad Men' Garb
… approved a bill earlier this month that would require teenagers to present a notarized parental consent form in order to access sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment, mental health counseling, pregnancy care or substance abuse … Read more on Huffington Post

Abortion Clinic With Group That Failed to Report Gosnell Will Close
Page 2 of the inspection report [PDF] notes that review of the facility's policy and procedure manual “revealed no policies and procedures in place for Nursing, Medical Staff, Quality Assurance, Laboratory, Surgical, Medical records, Pharmaceuticals … Read more on LifeNews.com

Hydrocodon't: Prescription Painkiller Deaths Up 65 Percent From 2005
There seems to be no end to the city's public health initiatives in the Bloomberg administration's twilight hour, and now it appears attention's being turned to prescription painkiller abuse: today, the Health Department released new data showing a … Read more on Gothamist    Read more...

Question by Anthony D: Why Do Doctors Are At Greater Risk With Divorce And Drug Abuse?
Hi guys,

In America, the divorce rate on marriages are 50% or a little bit higher. However I was told that doctors are at a greater risk of family issues involving divorce, drug & alcohol abuse, and issues with their children then your average couples. Why does that occur to them with greater risks?

Best answer:

Answer by itsamini1
Long stressful hours and easy access to drugs.

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Laura Hieb column: Community effort confronts alcohol, drug abuse
As part of its work, the team accessed data from the BACC study “Alcohol Abuse in Brown County: Changing our Community Culture of Acceptance” as well as state data and information from law enforcement agencies. These sources became a platform for … Read more on Green Bay Press Gazette    Read more...

Question by Anthony D: Why Do Doctors Are At Greater Risk With Divorce And Drug Abuse?
Hi guys,

In America, the divorce rate on marriages are 50% or a little bit higher. However I was told that doctors are at a greater risk of family issues involving divorce, drug & alcohol abuse, and issues with their children then your average couples. Why does that occur to them with greater risks?

Best answer:

Answer by itsamini1
Long stressful hours and easy access to drugs.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

New report: Mandatory drug testing of Work First applicants would be a big mistake
Such actions would be costly, likely illegal, and ineffective at identifying and treating drug abuse, a new report finds. North Carolina's Work First program assists extremely low-income families in getting on the path to self-sufficiency … Read more on The Progressive Pulse    Read more...