Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse on Governor's List

Drug Abuse On Governor's List
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Tennessee's death rate from drug overdoses has nearly tripled since 1999, a trend that state officials are hurrying to tackle with expanded regulations.
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New Resources for Prevention of Adolescent Prescription Drug Abuse
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Abuse of prescription drugs by adolescents is a growing concern for parents and professionals who work with young people. Understanding how prescription drug abuse is different than abuse of other drugs is vital for prevention efforts and requires different approaches to intervention and treatment. The Prevention Researcher, the quarterly journal focused on successful adolescent development …
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State campaign aims at prescription drug abuse
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Don’t get me started is often a conversation-starter or a punch line. But next week it becomes the name of an expansive public-service campaign alerting Ohioans to the problem of opiate drug abuse that will be splashed on convenience-store signs, billboards and social-media sites statewide.
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Florida's Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse
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Seven people die every day in Florida from prescription drug overdoses, by one estimate. Many of those deaths have been linked to pill mills — medical facilities that illegally prescribe or dispense strong narcotics. Local authorities are taking steps to combat the crisis.
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