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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 … drug abuse –… Continue reading

Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse at Buchanan High School

...  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 … drug… Continue reading

Long Island Drug Rehab Centers | Rehab Facilities on Long Island

Long Island Drug Rehab Centers | Rehab Facilities on Long Island — http://drugrehablongisland.org Drug, alcohol, and prescription drugs abuse is treated at Long Island Drug Rehab Centers’s residential center in Long Island, … Taking on Opiates in the North Country: Task Force Hears Gut-Wrenching … … struggling with drugs since… Continue reading

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

...  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

Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Is Topic of Summit Thursday in Lower Paxton

Prescription drug abuse epidemic is topic of summit Thursday in Lower Paxton … “The Centers for Disease Control say overdose deaths from prescription painkillers have reached epidemic levels,'' '' said Commissioner George P. Hartwick, who oversees the county's Drug & Alcohol Services, which is coordinating the summits … Read more… Continue reading

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

...  or DARE, taught by instructors from the Sheriff’s Office. The program is aimed at trying to keep kids … drug abuse – Bing News 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… Continue reading

Rampant Drug Abuse Haunts Punjab’s Ruling Coalition

...  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 … drug… Continue reading

Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment Public Hearing in Holyoke

...  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