Overdose Deaths From Prescription Drug Abuse Skyrocketing in Southwestern … – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse skyrocketing in southwestern … – Pittsburgh Post Gazette


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Overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse skyrocketing in southwestern
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Pennsylvania, and legislators and law enforcement officials are scrambling to address the rapidly growing problem. “I think we're in a culture in which everything gets fixed — there is no level of
WNC communities tackle prescription drug problemAsheville Citizen-Times

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Holland couple clears hurdle to create Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Day – northwestohio.com

Holland couple clears hurdle to create Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Day
northwestohio.com
A Holland couple, on a mission to gain greater public awareness for prescription drug abuse, is getting closer to helping create a Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness and Education Day in Ohio. Kyle and April Schalow say that HB 399 passed unanimously in 

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Grant targets young patients over drug, alcohol use – The Union Leader

Grant targets young patients over drug, alcohol use
The Union Leader
“Physicians receive very little training (about drug and alcohol abuse) in medical school, and there's a lack of understanding about it,” said Tym Rourke, director of substance use grant making at the Charitable Foundation, and chairman of the Governor

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