Drug Abuse: Alcoholism, Drug Addiction Among Seniors Expected to Triple by 2020 – Huffington Post

Drug Abuse: Alcoholism, Drug Addiction Among Seniors Expected To Triple By 2020 – Huffington Post

Alcoholism, Drug Addiction Among Seniors Expected To Triple By 2020
Huffington Post
That number is estimated to triple by 2020 as baby boomers continue to age, according to a recent study by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Bob Hazlett, a manager for substance abuse programs at the state Department of Children and Families,
Substance Abuse on the Rise Among Baby BoomersPR Newswire (press release)
Drug Dependence Increases Among Baby BoomersNewsMax.com

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Drug Abuse: Urine Testing to Spot Employee Drug Abuse Eyed by EEOC – IT Business Edge (blog)

Urine Testing to Spot Employee Drug Abuse Eyed by EEOC
IT Business Edge (blog)
So a really good substance abuse control program has a testing component to detect use, but it should go further. It should include an educational component and a confidential EAP resource, so the employer provides the employees with the tools.
EEOC would increase employer's burden in dealing with drug and alcohol abuseLexology (registration)

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Drug Abuse: Bondi, Negron seek to tackle latest Rx abuse victims – newborns – Palm Beach Post


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Bondi, Negron seek to tackle latest Rx abuse victims – newborns
Palm Beach Post
If approved by the legislature, the Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns will examine the scope of the problem, the costs associated with the lengthy withdrawal process for babies in neo-natal intensive care units,
Florida AG, legislators aim to create task force on prescription drug use in The News-Press
Pam Bondi wants task force to look at impact of pill abuse on newbornsFlorida Times-Union (blog)
Stargel Bill Aimed At Babies Born with AddictionsThe Ledger (blog)
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Drug Abuse: Untreated Chronic Pain and Opioid Abuse Cost US More Than 3 Billion
SAN DIEGO, Oct 04, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The conflicting problems of unrelenting chronic pain and prescription drug abuse directly and indirectly cost US taxpayers, insurers and employers more than $ 323 billion annually, according to a new study
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Drug Abuse: The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Announces The Palm Beach County Substance
The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office announces the Palm Beach County Substance abuse coalition was awarded 125k drug-free community support program by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
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Drug Abuse: The Falcon Flyer: Students Smoking at Briar Woods High School
Compared to the National Institute on Drug Abuse survey conducted on high school students in the year 2000, it was reported that 54 percent of high school seniors reporting smoking. It seems that the DARE program that Loudoun County students sat
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