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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com
4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com
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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America
Care2.com According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), rates of death by drug overdose have more than tripled since 1990, but the deceased weren't smoking crack or shooting heroin into their veins. They're not even unemployed and homeless. In fact … Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse |
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Crime rates drop, local rehab facility sees rise in illegal drug abuse – WPSD Local 6
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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 … |
4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com
4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America – Care2.com
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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America
Care2.com According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), rates of death by drug overdose have more than tripled since 1990, but the deceased weren't smoking crack or shooting heroin into their veins. They're not even unemployed and homeless. In fact … Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Teen substance abuse is the new ‘normal,’ school counselor says – San Jose Mercury News
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Teen substance abuse is the new 'normal,' school counselor says
San Jose Mercury News Citing statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse — which surveys students in grades 8, 10 and 12 annually — Lechner said alcohol use has decreased 10 to 15 percent since 2003, while pot-smoking has increased 200 percent. Many parents also … |
8 Graduate From YWCA of the Greater Capital Region's Ready for Work Program
8 graduate from YWCA of the Greater Capital Region's Ready for Work program
The program was developed to address barriers women face when seeking employment, including a lack of a high school diploma, limited or no prior work history, prior substance abuse, mental illness, former incarceration, and basic literacy and academic …
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4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America
Rampant prescription drug abuse is costing us big: “In the United States, prescription opioid abuse costs [alone] were about $ 55.7 billion in 2007. Of this amount, 46% was attributable to workplace costs (e.g., lost productivity), 45% to healthcare …
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Anderson Machining, JHS in partnership
The curriculum starts with math, covering the relationship of whole numbers, fractions and decimals, negative and positive numbers, ratios and percentages, tax strategies, home and workplace calculator computations, doing simple right-angle …
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State Senator Leads Drug Talk
State senator leads drug talk
WEIRTON – State Sen. Robert "Rocky" Fitzsimmons, D-Wheeling, asked the many attending a meeting Thursday of Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention for input in dealing with the illegal drug problem and got an earfu. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Casey helps launch group to work on prescription drug abuse
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., announced that he has helped to launch a bipartisan working group on the Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee to tackle the increasing crisis of prescription drug and heroin abuse across the country. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Tennessee Bill OKs Criminal Charges for Mothers’ Prenatal Drug Use – MSNBC
Tennessee bill OKs criminal charges for mothers’ prenatal drug use – MSNBC
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Tennessee bill OKs criminal charges for mothers' prenatal drug use
MSNBC A bill to allow criminal assault charges against women whose infants suffer harm from their mothers' prenatal drug abuse may soon be on the books in Tennessee. House Bill 1295 now awaits a signature from Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. The measure would … Tennessee adopts legislation to criminally prosecute drug-addicted pregnant … New Tenn. Bill Allows Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women to Be Prosecuted |
Dabbing Hysteria Exposed: Drug-Abuse Educator Slams ABC 15 for … – Phoenix New Times (blog)
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Dabbing Hysteria Exposed: Drug–Abuse Educator Slams ABC 15 for …
Phoenix New Times (blog) Anti-drug educator Shane Watson often thinks about his appearance in a viral ABC 15 news story about the "threat" of dabbing. "It's not an exaggeration to say that for a short period of time, it ruined my life," says Watson, who works for the local … |
Community Coalition Confronts Prescription Drug Abuse – Lake County News Sun
Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse – Lake County News Sun
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Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse
Lake County News Sun The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, April 26, aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. County drop-off … 4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in America |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Zoeller Applauds Efforts To Raise Awareness About Prescription Drug Abuse – MyWabashValley
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Zoeller Applauds Efforts To Raise Awareness About Prescription Drug Abuse
MyWabashValley Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is applauding students for raising awareness about prescription drug abuse. Indiana State University held its first-ever prescription drug drop-off event on Thursday. Zoeller also visited campus to speak on the issue. |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News