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Nurse’s License Suspended for Alleged Drug Abuse – the Providence Journal

Nurse’s license suspended for alleged drug abuse – The Providence Journal

Nurse's license suspended for alleged drug abuse
The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE,R.I. –The state health director has suspended the license of a registered nurse with a history of substance abuse after he failed a drug test and admitted to taking a dose from an old prescription of the opioid Tramadol. Arthur L. Demedeiros

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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com


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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
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WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …

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Mass. to Hold Prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to Curb Abuse – Boston.com

Mass. to hold prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to curb abuse – Boston.com


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Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuse
Boston.com
More than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs, more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to the advocacy organization Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The Centers for Disease …
Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug MassLive.com
Coventry police and DEA to host prescription drug disposalThe Providence Journal
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
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Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps … – The Sheboygan Press

Oklahoma House Panel Chairman Turns His Back on 'doctor-shopping' Measure

Oklahoma House panel chairman turns his back on 'doctor-shopping' measure
A bill designed to address a key contributor in Oklahoma’s prescription drug overdose crisis was derailed Tuesday by Rep. David Derby, R-Owasso. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Townsend to offer 24-hour drug drop-off at police station
TOWNSEND — Residents will now have a safe place to drop off their unwanted or expired prescription drugs around the clock, thanks to a partnership between the Police Department and the Middlesex Country District Attorney's Office. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 


 

Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse: Which Programs Work? – Some opioid abuse prevention programs work, while others don’t. A large new Duke-led study sheds light on which investments pay off. Lead author Max Crowley …

 

Vancouver School Board Seeks to Axe 70 Jobs

Vancouver school board seeks to axe 70 jobs
The proposed cuts affect teachers and staff in all areas, including administration, gifted education, substance abuse programs and alternative programs. Also on the list are school counsellors, a school psychologist, a speech and language pathologist, …
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Students, experts tell all at panel
The event drew about 100 people, including parents and students in the SADD program. … The study found an increase in high school seniors abusing the drug to focus on work from a 5.4 percent abuse rate in 2009 to 7.4 percent abuse rate in 2013.
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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …
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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com

Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug … – TheAlternativePress.com


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Westfield Board of Health Debates Immunization at Childcare Centers, Drug
TheAlternativePress.com
WESTFIELD, NJ – Members of the regional board of health discussed restaurant inspections, posting vaccination rates at childcare centers, information for parents regarding prescription drug abuse and a resolution to ban smoking in parks and recreation …

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Windham school has drug discussion over dinner – WLBZ-TV

Windham school has drug discussion over dinner
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WINDHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Drug and alcohol education is already a part of the curriculum, but Windham Middle School is tackling the issue in an innovative way: discussion drug abuse over dinner. The school held a spaghetti supper and invited

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Saltville Police offer drug take-back day – Southwest Virginia Today

Walsh Urges Community to Take Part in Drug Take-Back Day

Walsh urges community to take part in Drug Take-Back Day
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh is encouraging Boston residents to take part in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, scheduled for April 26. “I don’t want to get another call from a mother or a father who is in fear of losing their child, because of a habit that began with pills from a neighbor’s medicine cabinet,” […] Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Townsend to offer 24-hour drug drop-off at police station
TOWNSEND — Residents will now have a safe place to drop off their unwanted or expired prescription drugs around the clock, thanks to a partnership between the Police Department and the Middlesex Country District Attorney's Office. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results