Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Is on the Rise in East Texas – KTRE

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in East Texas – KTRE
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Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in East Texas
KTRE
"Their body is building a tolerance and they don't realize it, and you can tolerate that medication, but the problem occurs when it becomes toxic in your body," Phyllis Grandgeorge, the executive director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, said.
FOX 5 Investigates: Teen Prescription Drug AbuseMyFox Washington DC

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Program targets drug abuse in north central W.Va. – Houston Chronicle
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Program targets drug abuse in north central W.Va.
Houston Chronicle
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A new education and outreach program targeting drug abuse is launching in north central West Virginia. The program is called Project Future: The Right Prescription for West Virginia. Law enforcement officials and local school
Rockefeller, Rahall hosting W.Va. meetings on prescription drug abuse, traffickingThe Republic

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Delray Recovery Center Treats Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Abuse – PR Web (press release)
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Delray Recovery Center Treats Steroid and Performance Enhancing Drug Abuse
PR Web (press release)
Delray Recovery Center is a Florida addiction treatment facility that offers individualized treatment plans for drug addiction, alcohol addiction, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders that include anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. The

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With drug overdose deaths on rise, experts push to recognize signs of addiction – CBS News
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With drug overdose deaths on rise, experts push to recognize signs of addiction
CBS News
Drug addiction can be a hard fact to face and accept, but it's an ongoing problem that needs dire attention. A new report published in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association shows that drug overdose deaths were on the rise for the 11th
Drug overdose deaths rise for 11th consecutive yearExaminer.com
Continued Increase In Deaths Related To Drug Overdose For 11th Consecutive RedOrbit
Opioids Drive Continued Increase in Drug Overdose DeathseNews Park Forest
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OD speed painting


Inspired by a photo of myself covered in red food dye, embellishing the suppressed negative connotations I associate with drug abuse. In a Pete Doherty idolising society where drug use is considered ‘hipster,’ something you have to participate in in order to be accepted into the ‘indie’ youth culture of today, the dark underbelly to this seemingly laid-back, alternative lifestyle is concealed. Why does Britain have one of the highest rates of drug abuse? Why are young adults and teenagers idolising names such as Doherty? The portrayal of the brutality of drugs is not often conveyed via brush strokes, but here I’ve tried to do just that…