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Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Fall River Herald News

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Fall River Herald News

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Fall River Herald News
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently 

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West Salem High School students urged to break silence on drug abuse – Statesman Journal

West Salem High School students urged to break silence on drug abuse
Statesman Journal
West Salem High junior Cierra Labounty said she's learned about the dangers of drug abuse in a health class but the presentation was much more detailed, including graphic photos of people who have died from a heroin overdose. “Obviously this is 

Study: Mass. Teen Drug Abuse Rate Higher Than Rest of Nation – Fall River Herald News

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation – Fall River Herald News

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
Fall River Herald News
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently 

Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Astros prospect Jonathan Singleton opens up about pot addiction – CBSSports.com


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Astros prospect Jonathan Singleton opens up about pot addiction
CBSSports.com
Astros first base prospect Jonathan Singelton has been suspended twice in the minor leagues for failing drug tests for marijuana. At the time of his second suspension, his official statement noted a "lapse in judgement," but that actually wasn't true
Astros Prospect Admits To Abusing Alcohol As A Substitute For Pot After CBS Local
Houston Astros prospect details drug struggleAuburn Citizen
MLB Drug Testing Drives One Prospect From Marijuana To AlcoholDeadspin
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Study Shows Mass. Teen Drug Use Rate Is Higher Than National Average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released, shows 12.3 percent of Massachusetts youth ages 12-17 reported using illicit drugs within a month before being surveyed.

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FDA should delay OK of new drug – The Courier-Journal


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FDA should delay OK of new drug
The Courier-Journal
As Kentucky and many other states battle to get prescription pill abuse under control, a new pain-relief drug is about to hit the market that has alarmed medical and law enforcement officials because of its potential for abuse. The alarm is well-founded.
Schumer Calls on HHS Secretary to Overturn Confounding FDA…LongIsland.com
Schumer seeks reversal of FDA approval of potent painkillerNewsday
Zohydro Super-Pill Under Attack by Health Care AdvocatesGuardian Liberty Voice
NBC 7 San Diego –WLKY Louisville –News 12 Long Island
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Senate Bill Aims to Expand Drug-Abuse Treatment – Newsday

Senate bill aims to expand drug-abuse treatment – Newsday

Senate bill aims to expand drugabuse treatment
Newsday
Senate Bill S4623 would require insurers to cover drug and alcohol abuse and dependency treatment. Currently, insurance companies routinely refuse coverage for some rehabilitation treatment deemed necessary by doctors, according to treatment experts, 

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Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average – Taunton Daily Gazette

Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Taunton Daily Gazette
The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released, shows 12.3 percent of Massachusetts youth ages 12-17 reported using illicit drugs within a month before being surveyed.

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Drug Abuse Leads to Mental Illness – AllAfrica.com

Study: Mass. Teen Drug Abuse Rate Higher Than Rest of Nation – Fall River Herald News

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation – Fall River Herald News

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
Fall River Herald News
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently 

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Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News

 

Drug thefts by pharmacists a persistent problem – Green Bay Press Gazette

Drug thefts by pharmacists a persistent problem
Green Bay Press Gazette
Relatively few of the state's nearly 6,000 licensed pharmacists have been caught diverting drugs, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Sunday, but the problem makes up a large proportion of cases handled by the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board.
Drug thefts by pharmacists are persistent problemWBAY
Pharmacists, guardians of drugs, sometimes steal themJacksoncountychronicle

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Doctors Continue Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse – Mail Tribune

Doctors continue fight against prescription drug abuse – Mail Tribune

Doctors continue fight against prescription drug abuse
Mail Tribune
Doctors are teaming up with treatment centers to combat addiction and drug overdose deaths in Jackson County. Health care practitioners are also recognizing that they have started many patients on the road to addiction by prescribing opioid pain

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NH leaders say drug addiction is driving crime – Seacoastonline.com

NH leaders say drug addiction is driving crime
Seacoastonline.com
Public Safety Commissioner John Barthelmes on Friday told fellow members of the Governor's Commission on Alcohol Abuse, Prevention, Intervention and Treatment that 40 percent of the state's highway fatalities are linked to drug or alcohol abuse. He

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Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation – Wicked Local Fall River