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Drug Abuse Statistics: Ice Is Drug for Crims in Custody – the Daily Telegraph

Drug Abuse Statistics: Ice is drug for crims in custody – The Daily Telegraph

Ice is drug for crims in custody
The Daily Telegraph
The figures smashed a statistical trend which had seen methamphetamine use among criminal offenders decline since 2004. The level of positive test results for the drug among detainees peaked at 30 per cent in 2003 and 2004 before dropping to 13 per
Meth-use spike among criminalsHerald Sun

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Painkiller use on the rise: ‘I’ve never, ever seen it as bad as this,’ nurse says – Windsor Star

Painkiller use on the rise: 'I've never, ever seen it as bad as this,' nurse says
Windsor Star
In fact, the most recent statistics provided by Health Canada suggest use of psychoactive pharmaceutical drugs — which include pain relievers, stimulants and sedatives — have remained roughly the same the last few years. The Canadian Alcohol and Drug

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Every Drug Is the ‘Deadliest Drug,’ Especially Oxycodone – Scientific American (Blog)

Drug Abuse Statistics: Every drug is the ‘deadliest drug,’ especially oxycodone – Scientific American (blog)

Every drug is the 'deadliest drug,' especially oxycodone
Scientific American (blog)
By Cassie Rodenberg | December 28, 2011 | Call me foolish, but I accept and believe addicts' tales of their drug use and abuse. In retelling their experiences, most offer an outpouring of descriptive language on how their drug of choice feels,

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug Addiction: The Double Standard – International Business Times


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Drug Addiction: The Double Standard
International Business Times
If one is a middle-class or rich, one can probably buy and use drugs without robbing or hurting anyone else. But if one is poor and addicted to drugs, they must hurt or even kill others to feed their habits. Look at the statistics from the NYPD — the

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Rwanda: Parents, Teachers Urged to Fight Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among the Youth – AllAfrica.com

Drug Abuse Statistics: Rwanda: Parents, Teachers Urged to Fight Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among the Youth – AllAfrica.com
According to police statistics, alcohol and drug abuse tops the crime list and is a big threat to national security and development. While illicit brew is produced in the country, most drugs consumed like cannabis, brown sugar, heroin and others …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Get In The Right Addiction Rehab Center – Transworld News
The following statistics resulted from numerous research studies and surveys conducted by the National Institute on Chemical Dependency (NICD) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): 1 in 8 Americans is suffering from alcohol or drug …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Mayo has highest number of alcohol deaths – Mayo News
MAYO has the highest number of alcohol-related deaths in the country and the lowest rate of treatment for alcohol abuse. These are the startling statistics outlined recently by Orla Irwin of the Western Region Drugs Task Force (WRDTF). Ms Irwin says that …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Hydrocodone Painkillers 10 Times Stronger Than Vicodin Being Readied by Drug … – New York Daily News

Drug Abuse Statistics: Hydrocodone painkillers 10 times stronger than Vicodin being readied by drug … – New York Daily News


New York Daily News

Hydrocodone painkillers 10 times stronger than Vicodin being readied by drug
New York Daily News
Treatment for prescription painkiller abuse has skyrocketed 430% over the last ten years, federal statistics show, and addiction experts and drug control advocates are concerned the proposed mega-dose opiate will make things worse.
New Extra-Strength Painkiller Concerns Abuse ExpertsHealthNews
Purer, stronger painkiller coming; critics predict epic abuseDigitalJournal.com
Super painkiller Zohydro feared to be 2012's new addiction medHULIQ

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Poisoning Kills More Than Car Crashes – New York Times

Drug Abuse Statistics: When Testing for Cocaine Usage, Don’t Follow the Money – Wall Street Journal

Drug Abuse Statistics: When Testing for Cocaine Usage, Don’t Follow the Money – Wall Street Journal

When Testing for Cocaine Usage, Don't Follow the Money
Wall Street Journal
Peter Delany, director for the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality in the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, notes that people exposed to drug use without using drugs themselves could find their hair tests

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Marco police visit merchants, conduct drug-alcohol awareness program – The News-Press

Marco police visit merchants, conduct drug-alcohol awareness program
The News-Press
Other phases of the overall plan include the PREP seminars (Preparing Retailers Education Program); DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), and various collaborations with Drug Free Collier. Understanding that any merchant could be targeted by a youth

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Drug Abuse Statistics: America’s Deadliest Pills – Huffington Post

Drug Abuse Statistics: Deaths From Drug Poisoning in the U.S Jump by Sixfold

Drug Abuse Statistics: Deaths From Drug Poisoning in the U.S Jump by Sixfold
Title: Deaths From Drug Poisoning in the U.S Jump by Sixfold Category: Health News Created: 12/21/2011 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/21/2011
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