Posts Tagged ‘prescription drug’
Schneiderman to Promote Drug Take-Back, Heroin Antidote Programs
Schneiderman to promote drug take-back, heroin antidote programs
His appearance coincides with National Drug Take-Back Day, when dozens of Capital Region sites are serving as locations where people can drop off their unused prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. "Having drop boxes available year-round in every …
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Give Back Your Expired, Unused, Unwanted Drugs Today (Saturday, April 26th)
Any prescription or over-the-counter drugs in a “solid dosage form” – pills, capsules, caplets – will be accepted. Sites will also take transdermal patches: nicotine patches, fentanyl patches, etc. … The involvement of the DEA's Office of Diversion …
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National drug take back day
Each year, millions of Americans abuse prescription drugs, and many of the medications are obtained from family or friends and likely found in home medicine cabinets. In an effort to prevent these drugs from getting into the wrong hands, the drug …
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Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fifth Grade Graduates Recognized by St …
Drug Abuse Resistance Education fifth grade graduates recognized by St …
Drug Abuse Resistance Education essay contest winners at Willie Smith Jr. Elementary were, from left, Jaydon Green, Kiron Hill and LaShawn Williams. Behind them are D.A.R.E. program head Lt. Lisa Jackson, Lt. Richard Jackson, Sheriff James Pohlmann …
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Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the …
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Norwalk Holds Community Forum On Heroin, Prescription Drug Abuse
NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk Human Services Council will host a community forum to discuss heroin and prescription drug abuse on Tuesday, April 29, from noon to 1:30 p.m.. Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling and Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik will join the …
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‘Take Back Day’ to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse – WTHI
‘Take Back Day’ to crack down on prescription drug abuse – WTHI
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'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuse
WTHI TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – A drug epidemic is now exploding in teens and pre-teens. Prescription and over the counter medications are becoming the high of choice. On Saturday, law enforcement agencies across the Wabash Valley hosted a Drug Take … Prescription drug take back events hold hope for permanent drop-off locations Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate Law Enforcement Fights Prescription Drug Abuse |
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National drug take back initiative hopes to curtail prescription drug abuse – KSN-TV
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National drug take back initiative hopes to curtail prescription drug abuse
KSN-TV Sergeant Scott Plummer with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office says one goal of the initiative was to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse. “It's been shown that a lot of drug abuse in the house begins with prescription medications … National Drug Take Back nets 539 pounds in Sedgwick County |
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
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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 Day |
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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News
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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 … |
Barnes: What Needs to Change About How Abuse and Addiction Are Treated
Barnes: What needs to change about how abuse and addiction are treated
Drug abuse and addiction costs are estimated to exceed half a trillion dollars in this country, including health, crime-related costs and losses in productivity. — Dr. Nora Volkow, director of National Institute on Drug Abuse. • Prescription drugs …
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Uruguay may treat drug–addicted prisoners with medical weed
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Furthering its international reputation as a cannabis vanguard, this small South American country could start treating its drug-addicted prisoners with medical marijuana. How serious Uruguay is about allowing … from marijuana …
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The Music Hall showing eye-opening film about drug abuse
Peter Shumlin's recent State of the State address, as the governor stressed the growing drug addiction problem in the state and the need to treat it. Shumlin also proposed $ 20,000 to ensure that the patients featured in "The Hungry Heart," can visit …
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Drug Take Back Days Collect a Ton of Drugs
Drug Take Back days collect a ton of drugs
GORHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — All this week we've been bringing you stories about the impact of Maine's prescription drug addiction. It all led up to NEWS CENTER's Drug Take Back Day, where over 1,000 people dropped off their unwanted or expired …
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Watch Curious Alice, Perhaps the Worst (Best?) Anti-Drug Film Ever Made
Released in 1971 by the National Institute of Mental Health, "Curious Alice" was supposed to educate children on the perils of drug abuse. Instead, through a series of creative missteps, it managed to equate a drug trip with a phantasmagoria of whimsy …
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