Drug Abuse: Part 4: The Prescription Drug Abuse Problem – vtdigger.org

Part 4: The prescription drug abuse problem – vtdigger.org
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Part 4: The prescription drug abuse problem
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Reach Up participants have a self-reported low incidence of substance abuse, but they often have to cope with addiction and substance abuse in their family circle. Parents, siblings, spouses and partners are frequently drug dependent and sometimes

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W.Va. drug abuse spawning ‘generation of lost souls’ | TribLIVE – Tribune-Review
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W.Va. drug abuse spawning 'generation of lost souls' | TribLIVE
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Children are dying from abuse and neglect at a higher rate in West Virginia than in any other state, a problem that judges, social workers and others say is fueled by rampant substance abuse and likely to grow unless lawmakers get
Experts: W.Va. must curb drugs to stop child abuseWCHS-TV8

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Newspaper finds Ky. drug treatment options limited – NECN
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Newspaper finds Ky. drug treatment options limited
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(AP) — A newspaper investigation has found that in a state plagued with one of the worst prescription drug abuse problems in the nation, treatment options are woefully limited. The Courier-Journal ( ) reports the problem is even worse for hard-core

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