Posts Tagged ‘The substance’
In Their Own Words: Melissa Batie Johnson: My Version of Health Care Reform – Bethany Beach Wave
In Their Own Words: Melissa Batie Johnson: My version of health care reform – Bethany Beach Wave
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In Their Own Words: Melissa Batie Johnson: My version of health care reform
Bethany Beach Wave Even if you are fortunate enough to be untouched personally by prescription drug abuse, you pay for it every day with your taxes, your health insurance premiums and your payroll. You pay to the tune of $ 122 billion annually, according to the Substance … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
In Their Own Words: Melissa Batie Johnson: My Version of Health Care Reform – Bethany Beach Wave
In Their Own Words: Melissa Batie Johnson: My version of health care reform – Bethany Beach Wave
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In Their Own Words: Melissa Batie Johnson: My version of health care reform
Bethany Beach Wave Even if you are fortunate enough to be untouched personally by prescription drug abuse, you pay for it every day with your taxes, your health insurance premiums and your payroll. You pay to the tune of $ 122 billion annually, according to the Substance … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Easton's Weller Center Seeks Solutions to Spike in Teen Heroin Use
Easton's Weller Center seeks solutions to spike in teen heroin use
One in four teens has abused a prescription drug and 20 percent start abusing these drugs before age 14. Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for heroin use and opioid overdoses from heroin, behind California and Illinois, according to the Substance …
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Perils of Prohibition
Perils of Prohibition
At the substance-abuse programs of Phoenix House, and at similar programs across the country, marijuana is the primary drug of abuse for close to 70% of teens in treatment. These statistics bolster this conclusion, earlier in the piece: The new …
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Marijuana use rising among our teens
Not that it wasn't predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana …
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Law Enforcement: Rising Crime Rates Rooted in Drugs – Zanesville Times Recorder
Law enforcement: Rising crime rates rooted in drugs – Zanesville Times Recorder
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Law enforcement: Rising crime rates rooted in drugs
Zanesville Times Recorder Illicit drug use in schools using the Care teams dropped by six percent between 2003 and 2006, according to a Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center survey of 5,000 students in grades seven through 12. The survey also showed a 7 percent reduction … |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Charts: Vermont’s “Full-Blown Heroin Crisis.” – Slate Magazine (blog)
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Charts: Vermont's "Full-Blown Heroin Crisis."
Slate Magazine (blog) The state has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the country, with 15 percent of people surveyed saying they've used within the past month, according to 2010-2011 surveys from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin … Woes of heroin abuse are widespread Changes behind bars to battle Vt. drug, crime problems Vermont governor declares new 'War on Drugs,' but pumps up old bureaucracy |
Clinical Trials Network – Brave New World Conference -Fiona McTavish
Clinical Trials Network – Brave New World Conference -Fiona McTavish – On March 8, 2013, the Clinical Trials Network’s Mid-Atlantic Node conducted a symposium entitled “Brave New World: Using Technology to Enhance Behavioral Hea…
Teenagers who drink have more friends: study
"There has not been much data to support that drinking among teenagers directly leads to higher popularity and more friendships," said Peter Delany. He is the director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center …
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