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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LePage’s plan to get tough on drug abuse needs to be more than a campaign … – Bangor Daily News (blog)


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LePage's plan to get tough on drug abuse needs to be more than a campaign
Bangor Daily News (blog)
One can only hope that Gov. Paul LePage's announcement this week about his plan to get tough on drugs is authentic and not a campaign speech, because truthfully it sounded like one. At a time when state agencies and state-funded programs are struggling 

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Woman arrested for drug abuse in parked car: Brooklyn Police Blotter – The Plain Dealer

Woman arrested for drug abuse in parked car: Brooklyn Police Blotter
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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 480, and officers found the car parked in the Westbrook 

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Drug-Testing Welfare Recipients Doesn’t Lessen Substance… – The New Republic


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Drug-Testing Welfare Recipients Doesn't Lessen Substance
The New Republic
If the state judged them at risk of substance abuse, they would have to take a drug test—which could land them in treatment and bar them from benefits for up to a year, reports Reid Wilson at The Washington Post. The bill will almost definitely become
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