Drug Abuse: Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska’s Economy $1.2 Billion

Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska’s Economy .2 Billion
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A new report finds that alcohol and drug abuse cost Alaska’s economy $ 1.2 billion in 2010. That number includes direct, immediate costs, such as the $ 217.7 million spent on criminal justice and protective services and $ 237.3 million on health care costs. But the report, which was commissioned by the Alaska Mental Health Board and the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, says the largest …
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Drug task force: marijuana, pharmaceutical abuse huge among kids
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Bozeman parents learned about substances their kids might be using Thursday night, as law enforcement explained local drug trends and how to recognize the signs of abuse.
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Rahall announces training to battle drug abuse
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Chad Abshire Staff Writer BECKLEY — In an effort to advocate more solutions to fight prescription drug abuse in southern West Virginia, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) recently announced th…
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Marion County leaders launch Drxug Safe, awareness campaign on prescription drug abuse
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Leaders in Marion County have teamed up to start a community awareness campaign to address prescription drug abuse and its connection to heroin abuse and overdose.
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