Drug Abuse Deaths Outpace Vehicle Crash Deaths in Hawaii

Drug abuse deaths outpace vehicle crash deaths in Hawaii
A study of drug abuse nationwide says overdose deaths in Hawaii increased 68 percent between 1999 and 2010, to 10.9 deaths per 100,000 residents. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Report: State lags in prescription drug protections
Bill would set up new database to track prescriptions. Pennsylvania has the 14th highest drug overdose mortality rate in the U.S. and scored near the bottom of states in implementing strategies to curb a burgeoning epidemic of prescription drug abuse, according to a nationwide report issued Monday.         Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Prescription Drug Abuse: More than Half of States Score 6 or Less out of 10 on New Policy Report Card, While Drug …
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new report, Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic finds that 28 states and Washington, D.C. scored six or less out of 10 possible indicators of promising strategies to help curb prescription drug abuse. Two states, New Mexico and Vermont, received the highest score receiving all 10 possible indicators, while South Dakota … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Pa. ranked 14th in number of drug overdose deaths
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the rate of drug overdose deaths, according to a national study released Monday that also gave the state a low score on implementing strategies to curb prescription drug abuse. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Hawaii drug abuse deaths up 68 percent since 1999
A study of drug abuse nationwide says overdose deaths in Hawaii increased 68 percent between 1999 and 2010, to 10.9 deaths per 100,000 residents. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results