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Drug Abuse, Violence Link

Drug abuse, violence link
These were the alarming statistics presented by the National Substance Abuse Advisory Council at Suva Grammar School yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the week-long Drug Awareness Week, senior health officer of the substance abuse advisory …
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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 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

Study: Mass. Teen Drug Abuse Rate Higher Than Rest of Nation

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
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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Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse
All are outcomes of increased prescription drug abuse across Pennsylvania and America, said Sen. Bob Casey, who is backing two bills targeting it and the related trend of increased heroin use as a cheaper but riskier alternative. Pennsylvania's …
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Addictive Drugs – The Deadly Trap – http://SupremeMasterTV.com • AW1131; Aired on 19 Oct 2009 A compilation interviews examining the hazards of drug use and how to help our loved ones stay away…

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

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

Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
Wicked Local Fall River
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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Tri-County programs vs. substance abuse gain reaccreditation – The Tand D.com

Tri-County programs vs. substance abuse gain reaccreditation
The Tand D.com
The Tri-County Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse and its four programs have earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for all services by demonstrating compliance with national standards for health care quality and safety.

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