Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Addiction: Rise Endangers Celebrities, Teens, and Us

Prescription Drug Addiction: Rise Endangers Celebrities, Teens, and Us
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Prescription drug overdoses now kill more people than traffic accidents. Heath Ledger was one victim; conflicting reports say Macaulay Culkin could be in trouble as well. Meanwhile, the CDC calls prescription drug abuse an epidemic, with kids the youngest victims.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Concerns School Police
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Clark County schools are working to fight the growing national problem of prescription drug abuse. School police say they've seen kids suffering bad reactions from taking drugs they were never prescribed.
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Substance abuse program unveiled
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A $ 7.5 million effort to combat a drug abuse epidemic that finds more West Virginians succumbing to the silent poisons of chemicals than the loud, grinding crashes on highways is putting cash into every county to detect and treat addicts.
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Nationwide caravan supports drive on youth drug abuse prevention and control
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With one study indicating that many young Filipinos between 15-30 years old drop out of school because of drug dependence, the National Youth Commission and the Dangerous Drugs Board launched at the weekend a nationwide caravan about the ill effects of substance abuse and dependence.
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