Drug Abuse

Experts Say Early Drug Use Leads to More Significant Effects – Kansas First News

Experts say early drug use leads to more significant effects – Kansas First News

Experts say early drug use leads to more significant effects
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“Don't underestimate pot. It's not 'just pot.' Pot is a serious drug of abuse, it has serious consequences, and as the marijuana has gotten stronger, those consequences have been more intense,” said Voth. Brian Thompson of Topeka is a recovered drug

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Heroin Overdose Antidote: Who Gets to Carry It?

Heroin overdose antidote: Who gets to carry it?
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — As deaths from heroin and powerful painkillers skyrocket nationwide, governments and clinics are working to put a drug that can reverse an opiate overdose into the hands of more paramedics, police officers and the people advocates say are the most critical group — people who abuse drugs, and their friends and families. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

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SALINE: Officials Hold First Meeting of Drug Abuse Task Force – Heritage Newspapers

SALINE: Officials hold first meeting of drug abuse task force – Heritage Newspapers

SALINE: Officials hold first meeting of drug abuse task force
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SALINE: Officials hold first meeting of drug abuse task force. Published: Wednesday, February 26, 2014. By Austen Smith [email protected]. Twitter: @AustenSmith31. Co-chairs for the Saline Community Addiction Task Force are Police Chief Larry Hrinik 

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Allowing Private Drug Counselors to Bill Medicaid Will Promote Treatment … – vtdigger.org

Allowing private drug counselors to bill Medicaid will promote treatment … – vtdigger.org

Allowing private drug counselors to bill Medicaid will promote treatment
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A bill to allow alcohol and drug counselors to bill Medicaid will help more people who struggle with substance abuse get back on their feet, lawmakers, state officials and advocates said Tuesday. The House Human Services Committee is poised Wednesday 

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550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse –

550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse –


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550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Federal agents arrested two Dallas men Sunday after they watched them accept a shipment of 550 pounds of the drug Xanax, according to federal documents. Brandon Lynell Gardner and William Ian Brown face federal charges of 
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Place Ketum-Related Offences Under Dangerous Drugs Act 1952: Pemadam

Place ketum-related offences under Dangerous Drugs Act 1952: Pemadam
KUBANG PASU: National Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse ( Pemadam) urged the government to expedite the process to amend the law to place ketum-related offenses under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 instead of the current Poisons Act 1952. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results