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San Antonio area teen shares story of prescription painkiller abuse
"The access is very easy because of the number of prescriptions that are out there and the reasons as to why people have them," Wright said. In this case Hahn went from injury to addiction to overdose in less than three years, but he knows the road to …
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Tucker County Sees More Business Growth
Studies show that Harrison County has the highest rate of prescription drug overdose in a 13-county region among those listed in the Governor's Substance Abuse Task Force, but a federal grant may soon help to decrease those numbers. Studies show that …
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Prescription abuse skyrocketing, leading to more heroin addicts, experts say
District attorneys, health officials and substance abuse experts gathered May 7 in San Francisco to discuss the growing problem of prescription abuse and come up with strategies, including requiring the use of drug databases and more aggressive crackdowns on 'dirty doctors. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Prescription drug addicts 'are adept' at fooling GPs
Most of the people Dr Alun George treats at Bradford’s Unity Centre are seeking recovery-based treatment for class A drug use – but he also sees people who are dependent on prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day is Saturday
Clean out your medicine cabinet to help reduce the misuse or accidental use of prescription drugs. Saturday, May 10 is National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day, an event organized by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and supported by Police Services and other organizations across Canada. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results    Read more...

Drug abuse database keeps going with last-minute rescue – Tampabay.com

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Drug abuse database keeps going with last-minute rescue Tampabay.com She highlighted Florida's improving prescription drug abuse statistics, saying they are proof that the fledgling program is working: Drug-related deaths are decreasing, oxycodone deaths are way down, and the nation's largest pill mills are no longer … and more »

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Teen substance abuse is the new ‘normal,’ school counselor says – San Jose Mercury News

Teen substance abuse is the new 'normal,' school counselor says San Jose Mercury News Citing statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse — which annually surveys students in grades 8, 10 and 12 — Lechner said alcohol use has decreased 10 to 15 percent since 2003, while marijuana use has increased 200 percent. Many parents … and more »

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New Foundation Donates Big Bucks To Help Abused Kids In Sherman
New Foundation Donates Big Bucks To Help Abused Kids In Sherman. Posted: Wednesday, May 7 … The district attorney's office says 38 year old Lorena Garcia is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon as well as possession of drug …
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Sherman Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Raping Teenager
The district attorney's office says 38 year old Lorena Garcia is charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. Detectives say Garcia stabbed her boyfriend in … They used websites like Craigslist …
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Finding detox and rehab — too little, too far
Franklin County is lumped in with these cities in the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services' regional map, so BSAS has not identified a lack of detox beds in Franklin or Hampshire counties as a problem. Combined, the four facilities in these three cities …
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Lehigh Valley Drug and Alcohol Intake closing Allentown office
For 28 years, the downtown Allentown office of the Lehigh Valley Drug and Alcohol Intake Unit was the first place many people visited to find release from the grip of substance abuse. More than 3,000 people a year would go to the modest offices on …
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Mountainside Treatment Center Tackles Sharp Rise in Connecticut Heroin Abuse
Heroin abuse is an urgent health crisis that has Connecticut in its grip, with heroin addiction currently ranking second behind alcohol as the reason people seek substance abuse treatment. Mountainside treatment center has long been on the front lines …
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9 Investigates: Drug rings pushing prescription drugs in your neighborhood
Prescription drug abuse is now officially being called an epidemic.   "When the CDC says it's an epidemic in America, it shows that at the highest level it's become an issue," SBI Special Agent Donnie Varnell said.   Varnell leads the SBI's Diversion and Environmental Crimes Unit.  A part of his team's job is to investigate prescription drug diversion and fraud cases.  Diversion is when … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Prescription abuse skyrocketing, leading to more heroin addicts, experts say
SAN FRANCISCO — Prescription drug abuse in the Bay Area and nationwide is a growing problem, outpacing illegal drugs and creating a new generation of heroin addicts, law enforcement, public health officials and substance abuse specialists said during a regional summit Wednesday. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

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