Drug Abuse: Opiates Passing Alcohol as Top Addiction in Monroe – Pocono Record
Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe – Pocono Record
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Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe
Pocono Record Heroin and prescription drug abuse are surpassing alcoholism as the top addiction problem in Monroe County, treatment program officials report. "Opiates" — including illicit drugs and prescription pain-killers — accounted for nearly 41 percent of … |
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MATFORCE lauds doctors taking part in Rx monitoring – Prescott Daily Courier
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MATFORCE lauds doctors taking part in Rx monitoring
Prescott Daily Courier MATFORCE recently thanked 165 local medical practitioners for helping fight prescription drug abuse by enrolling in the state's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program with a letter and sign to place in their office that reads, "I signed up to save lives … |
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BALQUIER: Facts, logic, common sense support legalization of marijuana – Daily Nebraskan
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BALQUIER: Facts, logic, common sense support legalization of marijuana
Daily Nebraskan Anti-drug organizations like D.A.R.E filled our heads with the notion that marijuana would destroy futures and lead adolescents down a path of drug abuse and failure. Movies such as “Dazed and Confused” depicted stoners as deadbeats. Possession of … Legal marijuana: Mistake in the making? SHSU students unsure if Texas is ready for marijuana to be legalized Mexico eyes legalization of marijuana in two US states warily |
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Kentucky works to give addicted inmates treatment while still behind bars – The Courier-Journal
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Kentucky works to give addicted inmates treatment while still behind bars
The Courier-Journal Marion County jail is doing several programs aimed at getting people off substance abuse treatment. Brigette Smith, from Carrolton, Ky. is in jail for burglery, possesion, wanton endangerment, and stolen property. She is in the substance abuse … |
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