Posts Tagged ‘prescription drug’
Drug Take Back Day
Drug Take Back Day
Also happening at our 3 News Studios people were doing a little spring cleaning of their medicine cabinets. Today was the 4th Annual Coastal Bend Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Prescription drug abuse is not only a big problem here in the Coastal Bend but across the nation as well. Local pharmacists along with CCPD and DEA agents were on hand taking your unused or unwanted prescription drugs … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Substance abuse
1959) — Spandau Ballet (1983) The simplest way to understand this is: more is not necessarily better. It’s got to do with our use of prescription drugs – the kinds legally prescribed and procured – the kinds that come from doctors. According to the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug addiction is defined as “a chronic, relapsing disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
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 |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate – WAND
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Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate
WAND Many came out to Springfield's Drug Take Back Saturday afternoon, to return expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Springfield Deputy, Daniel Walbert, says it's an effort to reduce the alarming rate of poisonings and overdoses from these drugs. Fight drug abuse; give back drugs this Saturday State expert says drug addiction at epidemic level 'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuse |
Group Aims at Youth Drug Abuse
Group aims at youth drug abuse
One of iCare's major goals this year is to help start a support program in the Waterford area — called the Landing — for teen drug and alcohol abuse problems. Cindi Schweitzer, co-owner of Integrity Funeral Services, 29134 Evergreen Drive, Rochester, …
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National drug take back initiative hopes to curtail prescription drug abuse
“It's been shown that a lot of drug abuse in the house begins with prescription medications, your young teens have access to it, it's right there,” said Plummer. The rise in the use and abuse of prescription drugs has been seen here locally. Dr. Mwenda …
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Drug Take Back hauls in 2300 pounds of unwanted prescriptions in Madison …
Nationally, teen drug abuse from prescription drugs has increased rapidly, and the take back day was created to stop the primary location where teens get the drugs: home medicine cabinets. The collection also ensures the safe disposal of expired drugs …
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My Turn: Prevent Smoking, Prevent Drug Abuse – BurlingtonFreePress.com
My Turn: Prevent smoking, prevent drug abuse – BurlingtonFreePress.com
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My Turn: Prevent smoking, prevent drug abuse
BurlingtonFreePress.com The governor now proposes to increase funding to address the drug abuse problem in Vermont. I congratulate the governor on efforts to address this problem, but I respectfully disagree with the governor's proposal to wipe out the tobacco trust fund, use … |
Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY
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Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
USA TODAY 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 … |
Fight drug abuse; give back drugs this Saturday – Clintonchronicle
What’s Best for Babies Born to Drug-Addicted Mothers? – the Tennessean
What’s best for babies born to drug-addicted mothers? – The Tennessean
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What's best for babies born to drug–addicted mothers?
The Tennessean The nation is watching Tennessee for new legislation that would allow women to be criminally charged if they use drugs during pregnancy that harm their newborns. State and national groups have asked Gov. Bill Haslam to veto the bill before Tuesday, … Clock ticking for Haslam to sign bill criminalizing pregnant drug use Petition seeks Haslam's veto of prenatal drug use bill |
State expert says drug addiction at epidemic level – Tribune-Review
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State expert says drug addiction at epidemic level
Tribune-Review Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus hosted the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission's program, 'Prescription Drug Abuse: The Cost of Getting High.' Becoming addicted to prescription drugs not only affects the family but also increases costs for … |
Prescription Drug Use, Abuse
Prescription drug use, abuse
For Mary Ellen Macuen, a bartender, student and former dance mom, the pain reliever Percocet, prescribed to her after medical treatment, lured her into an addiction that took over her life. For Nick McKenzie, Percocet was the lifeline that allowed him …
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Los Angeles CA Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Residential Treatment Program
Los Angeles CA Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching a residential treatment program for adults and adolescents looking to end their serious drug addiction problems in Los Angeles and surrounding cities in Southern California. So many individuals believe …
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