Drug Abuse: Oregon ER Doctors Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse – KTVZ

Oregon ER doctors tackle prescription drug abuse – KTVZ
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Oregon ER doctors tackle prescription drug abuse
KTVZ
For someone suffering from debilitating, chronic pain, prescription narcotic painkillers can make quality of life possible. But there is also a tremendous potential for abuse and misuse. As an emergency physician, Dr. Sharon Meieran sees the

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Grant targets youth drug prevention – Watauga Democrat
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Watauga Democrat

Grant targets youth drug prevention
Watauga Democrat
The grant, provided through the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, will provide the funding over a five-year period to the Watauga County Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative. The collaborative — which includes members from various
Cabell County Receives Federal Funding to Fight Juvenile Drug AbuseHNN Huntingtonnews.net

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Obesity, drug abuse top community health priority list – Branson Tri-Lakes news
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Obesity, drug abuse top community health priority list
Branson Tri-Lakes news
The Taney County Health Department recently completed a community health assessment, naming obesity and tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse, as well as child and family safety, as the county's top health priorities. “Every five years we do a community

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W.Va. company offering free drug tests to families – San Francisco Chronicle
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W.Va. company offering free drug tests to families
San Francisco Chronicle
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Steve Patrick sees it all the time: the looks of concerned parents suspecting or struggling with their children's drug use. As the owner of a drug testing business in Hurricane with companies, schools and universities as his

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