Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions – PBS NewsHour (Blog)

Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions – PBS NewsHour (blog)
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PBS NewsHour (blog)

Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions
PBS NewsHour (blog)
PBS NewsHour recently aired a report on prescription drug abuse that led viewers to ask many questions. We asked the CDC to answer them, below. One in 20 people in the United States say they've used prescription painkillers for non-medical reasons in

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Justin Blackmon: I don’t have a substance abuse problem – NBCSports.com
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Justin Blackmon: I don't have a substance abuse problem
NBCSports.com
Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon issued a statement when he was suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, which was the only thing we heard on the topic from Blackmon until Monday. That's when he met with the media
Justin Blackmon says he doesn't have drinking or drug problem – USA TodayUSA TODAY (blog)
Blackmon: 'Poor decision' is only problemChicago Tribune

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Calif. fails to screen substance abuse counselors – San Jose Mercury News
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Calif. fails to screen substance abuse counselors
San Jose Mercury News
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The investigative arm of the state Senate reported Monday that it found nearly two dozen registered sex offenders serving as substance abuse counselors in California, which lacks procedures to screen them out. California and
SUBSTANCEABUSE COUNSELING: Senate report highlights problemsPress-Enterprise
State fails to screen substanceabuse counselorsStockton Record
Capitol Alert: Senate report details oversight issues with California drug The San Luis Obispo Tribune

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