Drug Abuse: Manchin to Testify in Md. About Prescription Drug Abuse – Charleston Gazette

Manchin to testify in Md. about prescription drug abuse – Charleston Gazette
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Manchin to testify in Md. about prescription drug abuse
Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will testify before a public hearing about the wide misuse of hydrocodone and other prescription drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host the hearing at its White Oak Conference Center in

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New Jersey, Pennsylvania prescription drug monitoring programs target abuse … – Lehighvalleylive.com
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New Jersey, Pennsylvania prescription drug monitoring programs target abuse
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Authorities are seeing an increase in a particular exchange: a slip of paper for a fix without an injection, a high without the grit. Often at the root of this mentality is a false correlation between legality and safety, but new programs target

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Patch Blogs: Former Celtic Talks Drug Abuse, Quick Sales and the American … – Patch.com
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Patch Blogs: Former Celtic Talks Drug Abuse, Quick Sales and the American
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Patch blogs cover a variety of issues, and this week bloggers touched on a former Boston Celtic's struggle with drugs, how to do a quick sale on a house and about the American health care system. Watertown High School recently received a visit from

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Drug drop box placed in Jackson Police Department – Southeast Missourian
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Drug drop box placed in Jackson Police Department
Southeast Missourian
The Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Southeast Missouri has purchased a permanent drug drop box for the safe disposal of prescription medications, and it is in the lobby of the Jackson Police Department. Residents will now be able to

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Elvis Presley – Hound Dog + Don´t Be Crule


Elvis Aaron Presleya (January 8, 1935 — August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly known by the single name Elvis. Presley was one of the most popular musicians of the 20th-century. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was the most important popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who went on to manage the singer for over two decades. Presley’s first RCA single, “Heartbreak Hotel”, released in January 1956, was a number-one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African-American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He staged few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the