Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Persists Across Ohio – Zanesville Times Recorder

Prescription drug abuse persists across Ohio – Zanesville Times Recorder
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Prescription drug abuse persists across Ohio
Zanesville Times Recorder
Orman Hall, the director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, touted the progress made in just a couple years, noting opiate abuse had been allowed to proliferate for more than a decade before it received serious attention.
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Iowa still has drug abuse problem – KMAland
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Iowa still has drug abuse problem
KMAland
(Des Moines) — Prescription drug abuse remains one of the fastest growing illegal drug problems in Iowa, but state officials are hoping increased use of a law enforcement tool will begin to reverse the trend. Dale Woolery, associate director of the

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Put an end to drug abuse among students: IGP – Deccan Herald
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Put an end to drug abuse among students: IGP
Deccan Herald
Speaking on drug abuse by children, Prajna Counseling Centre Director Professor Hilda Rayappan said that avoiding risk factors is the best solution for drug abuse. Children succumb to drugs because they are neglected at home, fail to achieve academic

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Substance Use in Teens with ADHD – dailyRx
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Substance Use in Teens with ADHD
dailyRx
Researchers found that nearly double the number of teens with ADHD used illegal substances compared to teens without ADHD in the same community. Use of ADHD stimulant medication did not change substance use and abuse rates in the teens.

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