Drug Abuse: Report: Arizona Has Nation’s Sixth-Highest Prescription Drug Abuse Rate – Today’s News-Herald

Report: Arizona has nation’s sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate – Today’s News-Herald
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Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate
Today’s News-Herald
WASHINGTON – Arizona had the sixth-highest level of prescription pain-reliever abuse in the nation in 2010-2011, according to a recent government report. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released last week, said 5.66 percent of Arizona
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Advocate: Beer Tax Hike Would Help People Battling Alcoholism, Substance … – Patch.com
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Advocate: Beer Tax Hike Would Help People Battling Alcoholism, Substance
Patch.com
Sandi Rubchinuk understands why so many members of the state's brewery industry are up in arms over a proposed beer tax increase of 10-cents per gallon, but she hopes House lawmakers will remember there are many people suffering from alcoholism

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Municipal Alliance hosts panel discussion on drug abuse in Jefferson – NorthJersey.com
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Municipal Alliance hosts panel discussion on drug abuse in Jefferson
NorthJersey.com
The Jefferson Township Municipal Alliance Committee for a Drug-Free Community presented a powerful panel discussion on the dangerous consequences of drug and substance abuse on Jan. 8 at Camp Jefferson. The second in a series, the discussion

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Renewing the fight against Rx drug abuse – The Fayette Tribune
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Renewing the fight against Rx drug abuse
The Fayette Tribune
Recently, I announced the re-launch of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse. The goal of the Caucus is to raise awareness of abuse and to develop innovative and effective treatment, prevention, law enforcement and research
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