Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse, Overdoses Haunt Veterans Seeking Relief From Physical … – Austin American-Statesman

Prescription drug abuse, overdoses haunt veterans seeking relief from physical … – Austin American-Statesman
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Prescription drug abuse, overdoses haunt veterans seeking relief from physical
Austin American-Statesman
Judy Pilgrim smells a shirt that belonged to her son Lance at her home in Daingerfield. Two bags of his belongings have remained unpacked since he returned with them from the Waco VA medical center in August 2007. Two days later, he died of a drug

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Police, DEA organize annual drug take back – WALA-TV FOX10
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Police, DEA organize annual drug take back
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(WALA) – There could be hidden dangers lurking in your medicine cabinet but, on Saturday, local law enforcement agencies offered citizens an opportunity to get rid of their old and expired prescription drugs. It's called National Prescription Drug Take
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Nonprofit hosts kickball fundraiser to fight drug abuse – Montgomery Advertiser
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Nonprofit hosts kickball fundraiser to fight drug abuse
Montgomery Advertiser
Age was no barrier to competition Saturday at the Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization (SAYNO) inaugural kickball tournament at Buddy Watson Park. A group of Floyd Middle Magnet students, sponsored by Auburn Montgomery, took the field,

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With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addiction – Times Herald-Record
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With rise in prescription drug use comes greater addiction
Times Herald-Record
That pattern follows statewide and national trends, trends coupled with rising numbers of people seeking treatment for prescription drug addiction. The sales of prescription opioid pain relievers nationwide ballooned between 1999 and 2010. The Centers

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