Campaign to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

Campaign to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug prevention experts are trying to convince local teenagers that abusing prescription drugs can be just as bad as using cocaine and heroin.
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Powerful new painkiller causes concern
South Georgia drug agents are joining Georgia's Attorney General in voicing concerns Zohydro ER, which just hit the market.  It's designed for terminal cancer patients and others with severe pain.  But law enforcers worry it will make the prescription drug abuse epidemic even worse.
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Intervention S03-E05 Trent – Drug abuse 02/03 — Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lone-Tiger/254718051656 Trent, 33, is a four-star chef who’s served U.S. presidents and Hollywood stars. But as th…

Youth substance abuse problem tackled by Staten Island teens at all-day summit …
Instead of sleeping in they chose to spend a full day Saturday trying to wrap their heads around one of Staten Island's biggest problems — substance abuse — prescription drug abuse in particular — among their peers — during the Tackling Youth …
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Substance Abuse Council under fire
At stake is more than $ 100,000 the council awards each year to various government and non-government entities combating substance abuse from the fronts of justice, prevention/education, treatment/intervention and random drug testing. The money comes …
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Cicero Police Department launches prescription drug return program for residents
Cicero, NY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription drug abuse as an epidemic and the Cicero Police Department is trying to take more of these drugs off the streets. Twice a year, Cicero Police Department officers …
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