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Drug Abuse: Prescription Addiction – Palladium-Item

Prescription addiction – Palladium-Item
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Prescription addiction
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Palladium-Item photo by Steve Koger • Brief description: Prescription drug abuse means taking a prescription medication that is not prescribed for you, or taking it for reasons or in dosages other than as prescribed. • Abuse of prescription drugs can

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Boozy bears, bombs and eyeball shots – Asbury Park Press
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Drug Abuse: Report: Florida Is ‘Ground Zero’ for Prescription Drug Abuse – MyFox Tampa Bay

Report: Florida is ‘ground zero’ for prescription drug abuse – MyFox Tampa Bay
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TALLAHASSEE – TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A state Health Department report says Florida should share data from its new prescription drug monitoring system with other states. The annual report issued Friday says Florida is “ground zero” for the …
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Kratom Abuse: Tips and Warning Signs For Parents – YAHOO!
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Teen Drug Rehab: Song Contest Aims to Spur Frank Talk About Teen Drug Abuse

Song Contest Aims To Spur Frank Talk About Teen Drug Abuse
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Teen musicians whose lives have been changed by substance abuse get a chance to tell their stories through song. Winning numbers become part of a campaign against drugs. The songwriters get to go backstage for a rehearsal of the 2012 Grammy awards.
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New women’s centre staff eager to help
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Painkiller Abuse: Painkiller Abuse at Epidemic Levels

Painkiller Abuse in the News

Painkiller Abuse At Epidemic Levels
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According to a report given by Jay Unick, Ph.D., of the University of Maryland's School of Social Work, at a meeting of the American Public Health Association, painkiller abuse is most common among middle-aged white women. …
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Harmful patterns of painkiller prescriptions seen among methadone patients
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November 24, 2011 (Toronto) – A new study has… Continue reading

Alcohol Abuse Rehab Centers: Everyone Gets the Lindsay Lohan Treatment W/ White House Drug Policy

Alcohol Abuse Rehab Centers in the News

Everyone Gets The Lindsay Lohan Treatment w/ White House Drug Policy
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Conventional, progressive-thinking wisdom is that alcohol and drug abuse is a disease that should be responded to in a humane way. It entails the thinking that sending folks to treatment may be a better option than locking them up over and over again …
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Crack Cocaine Abuse: Does Cheap Cocaine Make Us Safer?

Crack Cocaine Abuse in the News

Does cheap cocaine make us safer?
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Once the margin of profit for dealing small amounts of crack cocaine disappeared, being part of the drug trade was no longer worth the persistent threat of violence or the stiff criminal penalties. A 70 percent drop in cocaine prices like the one that …
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Stamford Man Gets 7.5 Years for Selling Crack
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