Drug Abuse: Viewpoints: Prescription Drug Abuse Is on the Rise Among Teenagers – Sacramento Bee

Viewpoints: Prescription drug abuse is on the rise among teenagers – Sacramento Bee
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Viewpoints: Prescription drug abuse is on the rise among teenagers
Sacramento Bee
The Bee recently featured articles on the problem of prescription drug abuse and the need to talk with teens. While still a public menace, illicit substances like heroin and cocaine have taken a back seat to the abuse of legal prescription medications

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Successful Drug Courts Cost Effective in Substance Abuse Fight – HNN Huntingtonnews.net
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Successful Drug Courts Cost Effective in Substance Abuse Fight
HNN Huntingtonnews.net
“Successful drug court programs can strengthen our communities by reducing incarceration and recidivism and providing substance abuse treatment to nonviolent offenders who need and can benefit from it most," said Rahall. "We need a multi-prong strategy

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DA on his son’s arrest in Clarksville: This is what drug abuse does – Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
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DA on his son's arrest in Clarksville: This is what drug abuse does
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
His father, District Attorney General John Carney Jr., told The Leaf-Chronicle Friday morning that his son's case is a good example of where prescription drug abuse leads. “The first thing I can tell you is it's a good example of what prescription
Clarksville DA blames prescription drugs for son's troublesThe Tennessean

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