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Youths Attend Drug Abuse Forum – Pueblo Chieftain

Youths attend drug abuse forum – Pueblo Chieftain

Youths attend drug abuse forum
Pueblo Chieftain
Jonathan Judge, program director with Rise Above Colorado, handled much of the presentation and presented the children with some startling statistics regarding prescription drug abuse. He said nearly 30 percent of Colorado's 12th-graders have taken a …

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Addressing teen drug use – Claremore Daily Progress

Addressing teen drug use
Claremore Daily Progress
“The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) makes available statistics of services provided across the state,” he said. “A review of that information led me to search out how many adolescents received treatment …

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“National Take-Back Day”: Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription … – Forbes

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – the Atlantic

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – The Atlantic


The Atlantic

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
The Atlantic
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a "crisis" or a "serious problem" in the U.S. That number hasn't changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
Poll: Nationwide marijuana legalization inevitable; public remains concerned The Denver Channel
America's New Drug Policy LandscapePew Research Center for the People and the Press
Majority of Americans want to treat, not jail, drug users: surveyReuters India
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Continuing the effort against drug abuse in Ohio – Sidney Daily News (subscription)

Rise in Drug Abuse by Seniors


 

Rise in Drug Abuse by Seniors – The generation known as the “baby boomers” are in or near retirement. This generation is also abusing drugs or alcohol in rising numbers. Watch Dr. David Sac…

 

CADA Launches new “Committed” Campaign, encouraging teens to be
March 2014 – The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse has launched a new student led campaign supporting teens committed to a healthy lifestyle by staying alcohol and drug free. The “Committed” Campaign replaces “Free for the Weekend” and signifies …
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Heroin use in the United States: NY accounts for 20 percent of DEA seizures of
It would require that every policy that provides medical coverage has to include specific coverage for drug and alcohol abuse treatment services that are deemed necessary by a doctor. What about the rest of the country? The Associated Press queried …
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Couple Receives Blessing After Breaking Chains of Drug Addiction – news9.com KWTV

Couple Receives Blessing After Breaking Chains Of Drug Addiction – news9.com KWTV

Couple Receives Blessing After Breaking Chains Of Drug Addiction
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TULSA -. A Tulsa couple is getting a second chance after battling a drug addiction and starting over after a local church group pitched in and gave them keys to their future. "You know, we had the house, we had the kids, we had the fence and that all

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Health, government officials seek solutions on drug addiction – WMUR Manchester


WCVB Boston

Health, government officials seek solutions on drug addiction
WMUR Manchester
TWO SEPARATE EVENTS FOCUSING ON DRUG ABUSE WERE HELD TODAY. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF ADDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES. THOSE CLOSE TO THE ISSUE SAY THERE …
Drug's use, overdose deaths up across stateLongview News-Journal
Heroin use in TennesseeKnoxville News Sentinel
Heroin use remains a scourge in New Jerseywww.app.com

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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – the Atlantic

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime – The Atlantic


The Atlantic

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
The Atlantic
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a "crisis" or a "serious problem" in the U.S. That number hasn't changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
America's New Drug Policy LandscapePew Research Center for the People and the Press
Poll: Three-Fourths of US Says Pot Will Be LegalABC News
Americans, weary of war on drugs, prefer rehab to jail, poll says (+video)Christian Science Monitor

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Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Continuing the effort against drug abuse in Ohio – Sidney Daily News (subscription)

Health, Government Officials Seek Solutions on Drug Addiction – WMUR Manchester

Health, government officials seek solutions on drug addiction – WMUR Manchester


Twinsburg Bulletin

Health, government officials seek solutions on drug addiction
WMUR Manchester
TWO SEPARATE EVENTS FOCUSING ON DRUG ABUSE WERE HELD TODAY. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF ADDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES. THOSE CLOSE TO THE ISSUE SAY THERE …
Heroin use remains a scourge in New JerseyThe Trentonian
Heroin use in TennesseeKnoxville News Sentinel

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South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts – Press of Atlantic City

South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts
Press of Atlantic City
The battle against South Jersey's surging heroin epidemic is one the local addiction treatment infrastructure is ill-equipped to fight. Even as state agencies, advocacy groups and individuals band together to address opiate addiction, many factors