A Deadly Habit: Prescription Drugs Leading Cause of Overdose Deaths in Larimer

A deadly habit: Prescription drugs leading cause of overdose deaths in Larimer
In 2007, 27,000 people nationally died from prescription drug overdoses, leading federal heath officials to call prescription drug abuse “the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States.” The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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Firms face up to staff with alcohol and substance abuse problems
GQ Employment Law says that the problem is increasingly being caused by growing pressure to meet tougher targets as banks struggle to maintain their profitability because of stricter regulatory capital requirements. Paul Quain, Partner at GQ Employment …
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Is marijuana as safe as — or safer than — alcohol?
Marijuana, on the other hand, is classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency as a Schedule 1 substance — the same category as heroin, LSD and Ecstasy — and is illegal in almost all states for recreational use. As such, comprehensive data on … "There …
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