Drug Abuse: Generic Drug Makers Allowed to Profit Off of Drug Abuse – the Hill (Blog)

Generic drug makers allowed to profit off of drug abuse – The Hill (blog)
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Generic drug makers allowed to profit off of drug abuse
The Hill (blog)
According to the Obama-Biden White House, prescription drug abuse is “the nation's fastest-growing drug problem.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deemed it an epidemic, and one senior Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official has

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Lawmakers seek to deter illegal drug use during pregnancies – Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
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Lawmakers seek to deter illegal drug use during pregnancies
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
She expressed concern that criminalizing drug abuse of a pregnant woman would result in damage to the child because women who believe they may be prosecuted for drug addiction likely would not seek prenatal care or would not deliver their child at a

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Tomblin to ignore council’s advice on solving substance abuse ills – Daily Mail – Charleston
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Tomblin to ignore council's advice on solving substance abuse ills
Daily Mail – Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A group Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin asked to study the state's drug problems told the governor this month to raise taxes on alcohol and cigarettes and tap into the state's sizeable "rainy day" funds. Tomblin seems likely to ignore this
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Expert talks teen substance abuse in New Canaan Wednesday – New Canaan Advertiser
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Expert talks teen substance abuse in New Canaan Wednesday
New Canaan Advertiser
Children will likely be offered alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, often many times, starting in middle school and continuing through high school. What can you do about this? Learn about substance abuse and gain the knowledge and skills needed to keep

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