Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Summit Planned at Canon-McMillan High School – Patch.com

Prescription Drug Abuse Summit Planned at Canon-McMillan High School – Patch.com
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Prescription Drug Abuse Summit Planned at Canon-McMillan High School
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According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, two-and-a-half times more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants combined. Our young people consider prescription drug

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Student Substance Abuse in East Lyme is Lower than Average But High For … – Patch.com
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Student Substance Abuse in East Lyme is Lower than Average But High For
Patch.com
East Lyme Board of Selectmen heard a presentation last night from Sarah Butterfield of the town's Youth Services Department about student drug use. The survey, which is self-reported by students and was conducted last spring, is a mixed bag of good and
Some numbers down on 2012 East Lyme substance abuse surveyTheDay.com

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New York City Cops to Put GPS Devices on Oxycontin ‘Bait Bottles’ to Track … – ABC News
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New York City Cops to Put GPS Devices on Oxycontin 'Bait Bottles' to Track
ABC News
Oxycontin, the brand name for the painkiller oxycodone, is known as "hillbilly heroin" because of its traditional abuse in rural areas. However, the drug's addictive properties have made it increasingly popular in big cities like New York, leading to a
New York to use GPS-fitted bottles to track stolen pain pillsYahoo! News (blog)
Kelly to announce measures to tackle prescription drug problem in NYCNew York Post
NYPD Will Use GPS To Track Bottles Of OxycontinThe Inquisitr
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Prescription drug, alcohol abuse facts shared in Missoula – KPAX-TV
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Prescription drug, alcohol abuse facts shared in Missoula
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MISSOULA – A community conversation focusing on prescription drug abuse and the effects it is having on our youth drew a packed house at the University of Montana on Tuesday evening. The topic of prescription awareness unveiled some scary facts about

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