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Why Are More Women Arrested for Drunk Driving? Number Increases Nearly 20

Why are more women arrested for drunk driving? Number increases nearly 20
According to FBI statistics, between 2003 and 2012, the latest statistics available, annual DUI arrests among women increased from 174,000 to 211,000 – a 21 percent increase nationwide. Conversely, DUI arrests among men dropped by nearly 17 percent …
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1 in 3 Canadians suffered some form of child abuse; linked to mental disorders
She and her co-authors analyzed information collected from more than 23,000 adults 18 and older who took part in Statistics Canada's 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey. Respondents were asked questions about whether they were hit or … They were …
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Mental health takes centre stage at Vic High
Mental health takes centre stage at Vic High. Statistics Canada numbers show youth aged 15 to 24 are more likely to suffer from depression, mood disorders, anxiety, panic disorders, mania, agoraphobia and substance abuse than the general population.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing at an Alarming Rate – WAND

Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate – WAND


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Prescription Drug Abuse is Growing at an Alarming Rate
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Many came out to Springfield's Drug Take Back Saturday afternoon, to return expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. Springfield Deputy, Daniel Walbert, says it's an effort to reduce the alarming rate of poisonings and overdoses from these drugs.
'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuseWTHI
Drug Take Back days collect a ton of drugsWCSH-TV
Schuette Urges Drug Abuse Prevention, Promotes Safe Disposal of Prescription Insurance News Net (press release)
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Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses

Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses
As of 2013, Arkansas had the highest rate of teen prescription abuse, according to Community Organization for Drug Education. Abuse of pain relievers is the highest rate among ages 12-25. Seventy percent of people in that age group admitted to …
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One Mother, 7 Dead Newborns and a Stunned Community in Utah
Her marriage decayed into substance abuse and violence, she told people close to her. Her ailing … Court records show that Ms. Huntsman allowed investigators to “look through the residence” and that they had found drug evidence in the garbage …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how …
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record
Rahall calls meeting on W.Va.'s drug problemBeckley Register-Herald

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Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell – Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Drug-related death, illness statistics grim in Mercer, McDowell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — Southern West Virginia's persistent drugabuse 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.

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Home Drugs Test Kits – Drug Tests For Home – Home drugs tests advice at http://www.drug-aware.com. What exactly are home drug testsand exactly how do they work? Well, quite simply home drugs screening i…

 

San Marin High School to host forum on teen alcohol, drug abuse
The nonprofit Novato Blue Ribbon Coalition for Youth, a leader in the effort to cut teen alcohol and drug abuse, will be participating in a Parent Forum at San Marin High School's gym from 6 to 8 p.m. May 13. The event is open to all Novato parents and …
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Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The Statistics of Opiate Addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction – Fall River Herald News

Prescription Abuse Summit Notebook: The statistics of opiate addiction
Fall River Herald News
This week, at the National RX Drug Abuse Summit, a slew of statistics have been put forth in several PowerPoint presentations, lectures and discussions of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described as a national "epidemic

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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Huffington Post
Comparatively speaking, there is a much smaller percentage of individuals whom abuse drugs, legal or otherwise. So how could this be? How can unintentional poisoning from drug overdose kill more people than car accidents in at least 29 states? And how …
AG's office taking part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayWest Virginia Record

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