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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
More than 15 million people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers have increased to more than 16,000 a year. They are calling for greater use of inexpensive and effective medications to treat what they are calling … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Our responsibility to stop drug menace, says DO
KAPIT: Fighting the drug menace is the responsibility of all and not just the police, said Kapit district […] Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise – As part of our ongoing Campus Journalists series, Cameron University student Kyle Bush takes us to the inaugural Medicine Park Trout Festival. This story air…
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs … Rahall convenes meeting on West Virginia's prescription drug abuse … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County – KMOV.com
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Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County
KMOV.com (KMOV.com) – Officials have told News 4 that prescription drug abuse is rising among pre-teens in Lincoln County. Authorities have told News 4 that more people are abusing prescription drugs than heroin, LSD, inhalants, and cocaine combined. According … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Wife: Slipknot Bassist’s Final Days Blur of Drug Abuse – USA TODAY
Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY
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Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
USA TODAY Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the … Paul Gray's widow details his dark descent into drug addiction Paul Gray spent final weeks in 'blur' of drugs and Slipknot bandmates did not … Slipknot's Paul Gray Spent Final Days In A “Blur” Of Drugs |
Gray’s final days blur of drug abuse, wife testifies – DesMoinesRegister.com
Wife: Slipknot Bassist’s Final Days Blur of Drug Abuse – USA TODAY
Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY
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Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse
USA TODAY Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the … Paul Gray's widow details his dark descent into drug addiction Paul Gray spent final weeks in 'blur' of drugs and Slipknot bandmates did not … Slipknot's Paul Gray Spent Final Days In A “Blur” Of Drugs |
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post
How We Can Fight the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle
How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle
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How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic
Atlanta Business Chronicle This week, government officials, law enforcement, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and substance abuse experts will gather in Atlanta for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit. As these experts convene, it is vital to highlight the importance of … COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – SFGate
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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse
SFGate ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is set to host a national summit on prescription drug abuse. Organizers from the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence say Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to deliver opening remarks at the group's summit Tuesday at the … |
Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News
Lucas County Commissioners, Other Officials Address Prescription Drug Abuse … – Toledo Blade
Lucas County Commissioners, other officials address prescription drug abuse … – Toledo Blade
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Lucas County Commissioners, other officials address prescription drug abuse …
Toledo Blade In the United States more than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs – more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to national health statistics compiled by county officials. Every day … Lucas County touts drug take back day, awareness for growing epidemic |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drug–abuse problem is now evident in state statistics: Both Mercer County and neighboring McDowell County have some of the highest rates for drug overdoses and drug-related health problems. |