Drug Abuse: Report: Pain Medication Abuse Top Drug Threat in Iowa

Report: Pain medication abuse top drug threat in Iowa
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A record number of Iowans died last year from prescription pain-reliever overdoses, while progress was made in the fight against methamphetamine and alcohol abuse, according to an annual report from the governor's Office of Drug Control Policy.
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Prescription drug abuse growing in Iowa
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UPDATE: Marijuana and abuse of prescription drugs rose in Iowa, while the number of meth labs and alcohol-related offenses declined, according to the 2013 Iowa Drug Control Strategy report released Thursday. Sixty-two Iowans died of drug-related overdoses involving prescription pain relievers last year, according to the report. That’s 59 percent higher than in 2010. The […]
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'Tackle drug abuse on all levels'
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Executives of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) say there needs to be a multidisciplinary response to tackle substance abuse.
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Prescription drug abuse conference set in SW Va
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Federal prosecutors are organizing a conference on prescription drug abuse next week in southwest Virginia.
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