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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how …
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall calls meeting on W.Va.'s drug problemBeckley Register-Herald

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drugabuse 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.

Abuse, Theft of Prescription Drugs on the Rise, N.D. Attorney General Says

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, N.D. attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target homes of the recently deceased, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Research Paper About Drugs….?

Question by feefee: Research Paper about Drugs….?
So I have to write a research paper about drugs: its effect on people, facts about it, and real life stories.
I need some websites to cite like : http://www.drugfree.org
I want websites that talk about how many people are affected by drugs worldwide/or in America ( which would be facts about it).
Any website that would show the effects of it or anything interesting about drugs like real life stories.
Please give me links, thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by clUeLesSpErSoN!
how about interviewing people and there experirences with drugs. Get there side of the story.

Answer by pj
I would check out the sites listed at this subject directory (ipl2.org I typed in the search box “drug addiction” http://www.ipl.org/IPL/Finding?Key=drug+addiction

The Addiction Recovery site includes a message board with real life stories:
http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org/

Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse – KELOLAND TV

Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse – KELOLAND TV


KELOLAND TV

Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse
KELOLAND TV
Law enforcement officers across the state continue to take part in a program that disposes of left over prescription drugs. People can drop off old medicine at various locations across the state and country Saturday. If you leave the drugs sitting
Prescription drugs can be dropped offAlbuquerque Journal
NM county opens prescription drug drop boxBelleville News Democrat

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Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post


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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall convenes meeting on West Virginia's prescription drug abuse The Republic

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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The Statistics of Opiate Addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News
This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how …
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record

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Unwanted, Unused Drugs Easy to Dispose of With County Program

Unwanted, unused drugs easy to dispose of with county program
Although the Springfield Police Division and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office will not formally participate today’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, hosted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, they encourage county residents to dump their unwanted prescription pills any day of the year at designated drop-off locations. More than 1,300 pounds of prescription drugs have been properly … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

April is alcohol awareness month
In Hood River County most of us are well aware of the positive contributions that the alcohol industry brings to our community. It is one of the county’s largest employers, a significant contributor to many of our nonprofits and an industry that brings thousands of tourists and millions of dollars to the community each year. It is a beverage that brings enjoyment and physical health benefits to … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results