Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse May Top Offences: Cops

Drug abuse may top offences: Cops
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"If we legalise the sale of illicit or country liquor, government can impose checks and balances," he said.
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Summit looks at the growing problem of prescription drug abuse
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Today, a not-for-profit organization presenting at the Delaware Prescription Drug Abuse Summit appealed to the event's host, Attorney General Beau Biden, for assistance in preventing medication overdoses.
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Public forum set Dec. 5 on drug abuse
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LOCK HAVEN -There's a drug abuse crisis in Clinton County – and part of it is probably hiding in your medicine cabinet.
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State Looks For New Tools To Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
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Prescription drug abuse experts unveiled a new tool today to help lower opioid misuse in the state. That new tool is a website containing information for doctors describing safe prescribing techniques and standards for pain management. Dr. Seddon Savage, a chronic pain and addiction specialist at Dartmouth, says the cycle of abuse can start with a well-intentioned prescription. “Often, opioids …
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