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Prescription Drug Abuse – It’s Not What the Doctor Ordered

Prescription Drug Abuse – It’s Not What The Doctor Ordered
ATLANTA, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2012, “Overdose deaths involving prescription opioid analgesics, which are medications used to treat pain, have increased to almost 17,000 …
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Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse at Buchanan High School

Fighting prescription drug abuse at Buchanan High School
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — This week, Buchanan High School is the hub for a series of events. All organized to fight the dangers prescription drug abuse. Groups, volunteers, high school students and folks simply supporting the fight against prescription drug …
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Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fifth Grade Graduates Recognized by St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office

Drug Abuse Resistance Education fifth grade graduates recognized by St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office honored St. Bernard Parish fifth-graders who recently completed a 12-week program in Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or DARE, taught by instructors from the Sheriff’s Office. The program is aimed at trying to… Continue reading

Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fifth Grade Graduates Recognized by St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office

Drug Abuse Resistance Education fifth grade graduates recognized by St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office honored St. Bernard Parish fifth-graders who recently completed a 12-week program in Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or DARE, taught by instructors from the Sheriff’s Office. The program is aimed at trying to… Continue reading

Rampant Drug Abuse Haunts Punjab’s Ruling Coalition

Rampant drug abuse haunts Punjab’s ruling coalition
Amritsar: Punjab has placed the Election Commission officials in a quandary following the recovery of drugs and narcotics on a daily basis. Unlike other states where political parties are accused of distributing money and alcohol as bribe to voters on poll …
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Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment Public Hearing in Holyoke

Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment public hearing in Holyoke
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP)- In January the state Senate formed a special committee to study drug addiction and treatment options in Massachusetts. In March Governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency as the number of opiate related deaths …… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey
TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids —… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey
TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids —… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey
TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids —… Continue reading

Abuse, Theft of Prescription Drugs on the Rise, N.D. Attorney General Says

Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, N.D. attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target… Continue reading