Drug Abuse: Feds Want Missouri to Set Up Drug Tracking Program

Feds want Missouri to set up drug tracking program
Filed under: Drug Abuse

While heroin, methamphetamine and even synthetic drugs tend to get much of the attention, the nation's drug czar says prescription drug abuse is far and away the most lethal drug problem in America.
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Co-owner of Winston-Salem drug-abuse treatment agency faces drug charges
Filed under: Drug Abuse

The co-owner of a Winston-Salem nonprofit substance abuse and mental health treatment center is facing federal drug conspiracy charges, and is alleged to have trafficked large amounts of heroin across the country and from Mexico.
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Understanding painkiller and heroin abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Do you have a friend, child or loved one who has turned to heroin after an addiction to prescription painkillers? You’re not alone. Reporters from California Watch and KQED Public Radio took a look into drug abuse among California’s youth, detailing how many young pill addicts in the state and across the U.S. are increasingly using heroin, sometimes with fatal results. To give readers more …
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Drug Control Policy Chief Urges Missouri to Adopt Prescription Monitoring Program
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White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske is urging Missouri, the only state without a prescription drug monitoring program, to adopt such a program to fight prescription drug abuse.
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Parent discussion on drug abuse and addiction with Dr. Volkow NIDA

Dr. Volkow talks to parents in Harlem about the dangers of drug abuse and addiction, how to talk to kids about drugs and how to recognize if a kid is taking drugs. She also addresses the dangers of prescription drug abuse and marijuana. teens.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: www.newmedia.hhs.gov