Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Declining Locally, Nationwide – Mail Tribune

Prescription drug abuse declining locally, nationwide – Mail Tribune
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Prescription drug abuse declining locally, nationwide Mail Tribune Prescription-drug abuse continues to be a problem in Jackson County, though local law enforcement and treatment officials say we might have turned a corner on the issue. Dr. Jim Shames, medical director of Jackson County Health and Human Services and …

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Bad Heroin on the Northshore (Video) – Examiner.com
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Bad Heroin on the Northshore (Video) Examiner.com The Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR), a grass roots organization dedicated to drug abuse prevention and treatment states that between 2002-2007, 3,265 Massachusetts residents died from opiate-related overdoses. And from …

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Travie McCoy, Drug Addiction: How Breakup With Katy Perry Helped Gym Class … – AOL Music (blog)
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Travie McCoy, Drug Addiction: How Breakup With Katy Perry Helped Gym Class … AOL Music (blog) The "Billionaire" singer's prescription drug addiction started in his teens, but one day, it all caught up to him. "One morning, I woke up and I went to the bathroom, straight to the medicine cabinet to find my pills, and I looked in the mirror for a …

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Kids abusing drugs in Tijuana, Mexico

CLICK TO WATCH FULL DOCUMENTARY ONLINE: docsonline.tv The documentary ‘Let the street be heard’ is the kind of up-in-your-face story showing that poverty is creating its own dynamics and moral in Tijuana’s slums. Four underage women tell us their stories, they speak of their experiences, and share with us their dreams and wishes. This raw thought-provoking film makes you wonder if there is a way out of poverty. And if there is, is it a way open to many or only a few perhaps exceptionally talented and disciplined human beings.