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Lucas County Commissioners, Other Officials Address Prescription Drug Abuse … – Toledo Blade
Lucas County Commissioners, other officials address prescription drug abuse … – Toledo Blade
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Lucas County Commissioners, other officials address prescription drug abuse …
Toledo Blade In the United States more than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs – more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to national health statistics compiled by county officials. Every day … Lucas County touts drug take back day, awareness for growing epidemic |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drug–abuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems. |
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Events Saturday
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Events Saturday
Local and federal agencies will once again partner together for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
U.S. panel to take on rising prescription drug, heroin abuse
(Reuters) – A panel of the U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing for April 29 on a rising tide of prescription drug and heroin abuse in the United States. The House Energy and Commerce Committee "will review the growing concerns regarding heroin and prescription opioid abuse and related deaths," the panel said in a statement on Tuesday. Data from the National Institute on Drug … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Lucas County Commissioners, Other Officials Address Prescription Drug Abuse … – Toledo Blade
Lucas County Commissioners, other officials address prescription drug abuse … – Toledo Blade
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Lucas County Commissioners, other officials address prescription drug abuse …
Toledo Blade In the United States more than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs – more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to national health statistics compiled by county officials. Every day … Lucas County touts drug take back day, awareness for growing epidemic |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drug–abuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems. |
A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime – Pacific Standard
A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime – Pacific Standard
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A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime
Pacific Standard While no one thinks drug addiction is a good thing, more and more people are starting to think that the war on drugs—a war that costs U.S. taxpayers $ 51 billion per year—needs a fresh approach. Ever since President Nixon deemed drug abuse “public … |
Efforts increased to reduce heroin, prescription drug addiction in Macomb … – The Macomb Daily
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Efforts increased to reduce heroin, prescription drug addiction in Macomb …
The Macomb Daily Doctors are being pressured to reduce their liberal distribution of drug prescriptions because of an “epidemic” of abuse. Dependence on opiates such as Vicodin and OxyContin is blamed for turning prescription drug addicts into heroin addicts. Heroin … |
How We Can Fight the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle
How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle
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How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic
Atlanta Business Chronicle This week, government officials, law enforcement, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and substance abuse experts will gather in Atlanta for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit. As these experts convene, it is vital to highlight the importance of … COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit |
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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – SFGate
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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse
SFGate ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is set to host a national summit on prescription drug abuse. Organizers from the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence say Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to deliver opening remarks at the group's summit Tuesday at the … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Homelessness : Statistics on Homeless People With Substance Abuse Issues
Homelessness : Statistics on Homeless People With Substance Abuse Issues – Homeless people with substance abuse issues make up the majority of the homeless seen in shelters, and most of that group also has mental health issues to go…
How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic
This week, government officials, law enforcement, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and substance abuse experts will gather in Atlanta for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit. As these experts convene, it is vital to highlight the importance of …
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Advocates unveil PSAs to highlight teen substance abuse
CONCORD – While legislators, judges, police and treatment experts sound the alarm about New Hampshire's now well-established heroin and opioid epidemic, one Granite State nonprofit is taking a longer view and focusing its efforts on the roots of the …
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