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Drug Overdoses Claim More Ohioans

Drug overdoses claim more Ohioans
Deadly abuse shifts dramatically toward heroin from prescription drugs. Accidental drug-overdose deaths hit a record 1,914 in Ohio in 2012, as deadly abuse shifted dramatically toward heroin from prescription drugs. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Ohio Sees Record High Heroin Overdose Deaths

Ohio sees record high heroin overdose deaths
Heroin abuse. WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Ohio Department of Health released new statistics on heroin-related deaths, and the number jumped by nearly 40 percent from 2011 to 2012. The state says 680 … that they regularly use,” said Dyer. Dyer said what …
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Tranquiliser abuse
Commenting on the statistics, head of Anti-drug Association KENTHEA Dr Kyriacos Veresies said the authorities should be concerned that abuse of prescription drugs including Ativan, Clonotril, Vallium, and Xanax is rated at 11% among Cypriot secondary …
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Scioto County placed 2nd highest in state drug-deaths
The other statistics reveal that 389 deaths in the state in 2012 involved other unspecified drugs with 1,016 involving multiple drugs. “Ohio's making a difference against prescription drug abuse because so many people have come together at the local …
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YOVASO Club at JRHS Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Campaign and Drug … – Roanoke Times

YOVASO Club at JRHS prescription drug abuse prevention campaign and drug … – Roanoke Times

YOVASO Club at JRHS prescription drug abuse prevention campaign and drug
Roanoke Times
The JRHS YOVASO club (Youth of Virginia Speak Out), in partnership with RAYSAC (Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition) is engaging in a prescription drug abuse awareness campaign. Now through Saturday April 26th, you can stop by …

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Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Chico councilmember admits to prescription drug abuse – Action News Now

Chico councilmember admits to prescription drug abuse
Action News Now
Just before Tuesday night's city council meeting, Councilwomen Mary Goloff made the announcement that she's been seeking rehabilitation treatment for her addiction to prescription medication. "On February 27th, with the support of my family and my

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Missoula events spotlight prescription drug abuse among youth – The Missoulian

Overdoses Claim More Ohioans

Overdoses claim more Ohioans
Accidental drug-overdose deaths hit a record 1,914 in Ohio in 2012, as deadly abuse shifted dramatically toward heroin from prescription drugs. An Ohioan died from a drug overdose every five hours as total deaths rose 8.4 percent in 2012 compared with 2011. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 

YOVASO Club at JRHS Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Campaign and Drug … – Roanoke Times

YOVASO Club at JRHS prescription drug abuse prevention campaign and drug … – Roanoke Times

YOVASO Club at JRHS prescription drug abuse prevention campaign and drug
Roanoke Times
The JRHS YOVASO club (Youth of Virginia Speak Out), in partnership with RAYSAC (Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition) is engaging in a prescription drug abuse awareness campaign. Now through Saturday April 26th, you can stop by …

and more »

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Chico councilmember admits to prescription drug abuse – Action News Now

Chico councilmember admits to prescription drug abuse
Action News Now
Just before Tuesday night's city council meeting, Councilwomen Mary Goloff made the announcement that she's been seeking rehabilitation treatment for her addiction to prescription medication. "On February 27th, with the support of my family and my

Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Police to conduct prescription drug pickup – Elko Daily Free Press

Hamilton: Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is April 26

Hamilton: Prescription drug take back day is April 26
Jasper — Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Local law enforcement agencies in Jasper, Jennings and White Springs, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its eighth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results