Drug Abuse: Coalition Working on Ballot Measure to Limit Prescription Drug Abuse – Los Angeles Times

Coalition working on ballot measure to limit prescription drug abuse – Los Angeles Times
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Coalition working on ballot measure to limit prescription drug abuse
Los Angeles Times
Fearing lawmakers may fail to pass a package of medical reform bills, a coalition of consumer groups and trial lawyers is mounting a campaign to put before voters an even more ambitious slate of initiatives aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse and

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Thousands of Pounds of Pills Collected in Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse – KARK
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Thousands of Pounds of Pills Collected in Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse
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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in The Natural State, but Drug Take Back Days are helping get pills off the streets. "We had roughly 155 collection points throughout the state, all total, we've got about 19,000 pounds that we
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Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Jumps 33% – Alcoholism – About.com – About – News & Issues
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Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Jumps 33% – Alcoholism – About.com
About – News & Issues
The prescription drug abuse epidemic in the United States has begun to affect our children as a new national survey shows a 33% increase in prescription drug use by teens since 2008. Unfortunately, the experts say, parents may be playing a role in

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