Drug Abuse

Heroin Epidemic Exposes Deficiencies in Care System – Boston Globe

Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system – Boston Globe

Heroin epidemic exposes deficiencies in care system
Boston Globe
A surge in heroin overdoses in Massachusetts has exposed a complicated and overburdened substance abuse treatment system with demand for recovery beds chronically outpacing supply, insurance covering only a few services, and families increasingly 

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Medina Man Charged With Drug Abuse After Being Caught Using Heroin in Office … – the Plain Dealer

Medina man charged with drug abuse after being caught using heroin in office … – The Plain Dealer

Medina man charged with drug abuse after being caught using heroin in office
The Plain Dealer
Drug Offense, Rockside Road: A Medina man, 32, was charged with drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia and drug abuse instruments Feb. 28. He was found using heroin in a bathroom stall by a co-worker. Drunken Driving, Rockside Road:… Continue reading

Haley Creates Prescription Drug Abuse Panel – the State

Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel – The State


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Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel
The State
COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina had at least 225 prescription drug overdose deaths in 2011, but the state hasn't had a coordinated efforts to crack down on the problem. Gov. Nikki Haley wants that to change, and Friday she issued an executive order 
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Drug Overdoses, Cellphone-Linked Car Crashes Top Injury Deaths

Drug overdoses, cellphone-linked car crashes top injury deaths
In 18 states and Washington, D.C., drug poisoning is the leading cause of accidental death
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Woman arrested for drug abuse in parked car: Brooklyn Police Blotter
Drug Abuse, Westbrook Drive: A Brooklyn woman, 61, was arrested after she was found smoking from a glass pipe in her car March 1. The car she was driving was reported weaving on Interstate… Continue reading

Drug Abuse Will Take Community-Wide Solution – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

Drug abuse will take community-wide solution – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

Drug abuse will take community-wide solution
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
The panel discussion at Dodgeland School talked about a rising concern: prescription drug abuse that often leads to heroin addiction. Klodowski admitted that someone abusing prescriptions often doesn't seem like the stereotypical drug addict. “A drug

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United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are “Not Beneficial” – Drug Policy Alliance (Press Release) (Blog)

United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are “Not Beneficial” – Drug Policy Alliance (press release) (blog)

United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are "Not Beneficial"
Drug Policy Alliance (press release) (blog)
Vienna, Austria – Today, a key working group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the release of groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal sanctions for drug use. The Scientific Consultation Working Group on 

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