Drug Policy & Addiction…

Published April 7, 2013

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'Idle No More' inspires Canada's indigenous

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

Suicide rates are some of the world's highest, according to the Canadian Institute of Child Health. Statistics Canada has reported that more than half of First Nations members living on reserves have not completed high school. Drug and alcohol abuse is …
Read more on Aljazeera.com

Prescription-drug overdoses are major killer in Oklahoma

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The 51-year-old woman, who had a history of chronic back pain and prescription drug abuse, was last seen alive four days earlier, when she asked a neighbor to give her a ride to the pharmacy. "She'd been doing prescription drugs for a long time," said …
Read more on Tulsa World (blog)

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