Drug Abuse: Film Tackles Prescription Drug Abuse in Teenagers – Appleton Post Crescent
Film tackles prescription drug abuse in teenagers – Appleton Post Crescent
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Film tackles prescription drug abuse in teenagers
Appleton Post Crescent Weber said the availability of prescription drugs is a concern. Many of the main culprits in prescription drug abuse incidents — like Ritalin, OxyContin or Xanax — often are prescribed legally to friends, peers and family members of teens and young … |
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‘PI Live!’ explores prescription drug abuse – Palladium-Item
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'PI Live!' explores prescription drug abuse
Palladium-Item More. “P-I Live!” on Thursday looks at the rising tide of crime involving prescription drug abuse and the lengths addicts will go to get their hands on pharmaceuticals. Indiana leads the nation in the overall number of robberies and burglaries at … |
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Chronic pain ranks well below drug addiction as a major health problem in new … – EurekAlert (press release)
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Chronic pain ranks well below drug addiction as a major health problem in new …
EurekAlert (press release) ALEXANDRIA, Va.?pril 9, 2013? new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America shows only 18% of respondents believe chronic pain is a major health problem, even though a majority of Americans (63%) say they know someone who … Poll: Majority backs limits on prescribing pain meds |
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Coalition forms in Sultan to fight substance abuse in youth – Monroe Monitor
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Coalition forms in Sultan to fight substance abuse in youth
Monroe Monitor The perception still strongly exists among many Sky Valley teenagers that in order to be cool, you need to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol and use drugs. Local research at Sky Valley schools has shown that early initiation into drug and alcohol use … |
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Independent Lens | The House I Live In | Work Defines Us | Video Extra | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/house-i-live-in/ Premiering April 8, 2013. Check local listings: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html In this…