Drug Abuse Soaring at Stuyvesant High: Insiders – New York Post

Drug abuse soaring at Stuyvesant High: insiders – New York Post

Drug abuse soaring at Stuyvesant High: insiders
New York Post
And it's not just pot. There have been seven drug-related 911 calls — two for narcotics sales — at the elite school's downtown address in the last two years, and sources say hallucinogens are also on the rise. “LSD is a big thing,” a teacher said

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Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force – Marin Independent Journal

Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force
Marin Independent Journal
Three members of Marin County's new Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force know all too well how deadly the seemingly innocent bottles in the medicine chest can be. Britt Rosenmayr's son Jason, overdosed on heroin on Sept. 18, 2010, two days before his …

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Know everything about signs of drug abuse and addiction – Houma Courier

Know everything about signs of drug abuse and addiction
Houma Courier
The initial decision to take drugs is mostly voluntary. However, when drug abuse takes over, a person's ability to exert self control becomes seriously impaired. Brain imaging studies from drug-addicted individuals show physical changes in areas of the

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Drug abuse forum hopes to draw attention to 'alarming rise' in Dutchess
HOPEWELL JUNCTION — Local organizations and experts will come together tonight to discuss ways to fight what some are calling a growing "epidemic" in the country and Dutchess County – drug abuse. The community forum hopes to address the …
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Legislators must act on prescription drug, heroin abuse
On Tuesday, the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Task Force issued its long-awaited report on heroin and other opiate use and abuse by young adults, along with recommendations on what to do about what it calls “the number one health …
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Dayton judge launches drug court for women
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A Dayton judge is launching a drug court for women as referrals for drug abuse increase for female defendants. The Montgomery County court program will require police, court officials and treatment groups to work together to …
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