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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 … Coventry police and DEA to host prescription drug disposal Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugs |
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Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps … – The Sheboygan Press
Sober Services Welcomes Michael Lohan's Dream Recovery International to Its …
Sober Services welcomes Michael Lohan's Dream Recovery International to its …
… rehab facility co-founded by Michael Lohan. "We've been looking at Dream Recovery International for six or seven months now and have determined it's a high-end, reasonably-priced treatment center that meets our standards for quality care." SHARE …
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A faith-based economy for East Kentucky
Based in Louisa, he combines faith, a powerful desire to help others, modern science, and the most up-to-date business methods to create a thriving network of drug rehabilitation centers across East Kentucky. Tim's company runs modern rehab programs …
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Fast Facts About Some Obstacles to Heroin Sobriety
Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobriety
As the number of heroin users in the U.S. rises, more addicts are seeking help but running into barriers that block them from treatment, including lack of beds in packed facilities, high costs for care and unwillingness on the part of insurance …
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Rx Pills Treating Common-Day Ills: Novus Medical Detox Addresses Prescription …
Novus Medical Detox, one of the only Florida-based detox centers serving high-dosage drug abuse patients, says that the statistics further evidence America's reliance on prescription drugs as a cure-all for common ailments, a likely influence on the …
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Walker signs bills aimed at quicker response to heroin scourge
It also provides legal immunity for anyone who reports an overdose, creates regional opiate treatment centers and allows municipal prescription drug collection drives. The new laws also require identification to obtain opiate prescriptions and create …
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Don't Stand Idly by Whilst Legal Highs Ruin Teenage Lives
Don't Stand Idly By Whilst Legal Highs Ruin Teenage Lives
Now in its thirtieth year of operations, TOUGHLOVE has helped tens of thousands of New Zealand parents cope with the trauma of unacceptable teen behaviour through Support Group participation. Parents of teenagers using legal highs are … Support Group …
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Heroin use issues are hitting the middle class
The number of past-year heroin users in the U.S. has risen from 373,000 in 2007 to 669,000 in 2012, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA. 2. OVERDOSE DEATHS WORRY DOJ. Overdose deaths involving …
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Myanmar's 'refugees of the mind'
"There aren't so many drugs here. They study and they are happier," Pastor Johan says. Every week, the pastor preaches to this small group of mostly young Lisu who have come to get away from the problems back home, hoping to find economic opportunity …
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Warren County Freeholders Designate April as 'Alcohol Awareness Month'
Warren County Freeholders designate April as 'Alcohol Awareness Month'
Vowing to provide “Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow,” the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders proclaimed April as Alcohol Awareness Month. Noting that alcohol is the most commonly used addictive substance in the United States, the freeholders …
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Helpline in Endwell, NY Helps Teens Find Substance Abuse Information
LIGHTNING RELEASES (4/7/2014) – Many teenagers who struggle with a drug or alcohol addiction in Endwell, NY are often unaware of where to find reliable information about substance abuse and recovery. Now with the help of the Alcoholism Treatment …
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The Discovery House to Sponsor Lawyer Continuing Education Workshop
The workshop is entitled "Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession." It will address issues that attorneys may encounter when working with clients that are facing charges related to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as helping those in the legal field …
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Heroin Task Force Focuses on Treatment Options, Availability in Madison County
Heroin task force focuses on treatment options, availability in Madison County
Addiction occurs when the brain develops specific opiate receptors that can only be filled by drugs derived from opium, such as heroin. When those receptors are not filled, the person suffers from chills, tremors, irritability, … Park said Wellspring …
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The Case Against Prohibition
Before Nixon declared the war on drugs in the early 1970s, policing was a different creature altogether. Police were the “good guys” going after the “bad guys”–the rapists, the murderers, the child molesters–most people could agree society was better …
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Hanover vs. heroin: Not just an urban problem
As leader of the Adams County Drug Task Force, First Assistant Attorney Brian Sinnett has also seen a gradual but significant increase in heroin use in recent years. A decade ago, he …. At Cornerstone Counseling and Education Services in Hanover …
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