Drug Abuse: U.S. Attorney Calls for Help in Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

Published October 10, 2012

U.S. Attorney calls for help in prescription drug abuse epidemic
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Thomas Walker, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, was the keynote speaker at a Town Hall meeting sponsored by the Dare Coalition Against Substance Abuse (Dare CASA) on Sept. 13.
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Officials discuss prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

A variety of Monroe County community leaders ranging from school administrators to prosecutors gathered Wednesday at 400 W. Seventh St. to discuss prescription drug abuse in the county.
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Funding for drug-abuse database is in doubt
Filed under: Drug Abuse

TALLAHASSEE — Backers of a year-old drug database widely heralded as a key to stopping the state's prescription-drug-abuse problems said the project has nearly run out of money, triggering concerns about the survival of a program that Gov. Rick Scott and House lawmakers once tried to kill.
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