Drug Abuse: Ocean County Takes Action on Rising Drug Abuse [AUDIO] – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

Ocean County Takes Action On Rising Drug Abuse [AUDIO] – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
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Ocean County Takes Action On Rising Drug Abuse [AUDIO]
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
Last year, they conducted one and had 375 respondents from the 55 and older population give them a great baseline of data on prescription drug use. The data that was compiled showed that prescription drug misuse is a problem as well as abuse. Could you
Ocean County Health Department Launches Online Prescription Drug SurveyThe SandPaper

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Posted: April 12, 2013 – 12:01 am ET – ModernHealthcare.com
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Posted: April 12, 2013 – 12:01 am ET
ModernHealthcare.com
Such breakdowns are often framed largely in terms of financial losses, such as the widely touted statistic that prescription drug fraud costs public and private insurers about $ 73 billion a year. But unlike other areas of Medicare fraud, prescription

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Town hall meeting to focus on substance abuse, mental illness in children, teens – Baltimore Sun
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Town hall meeting to focus on substance abuse, mental illness in children, teens
Baltimore Sun
Amid growing concerns about the relationship between substance abuse and mental illness in children and adolescents, the Harford County Office on Mental Health will hold an educational town hall meeting for Harford County families and service providers.

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