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Drug Abuse: Measures to Combat Drug Abuse Outlined

Measures to combat drug abuse outlined
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Tackling drug abuse should include treatment programs, awareness campaigns and measures targeting young people, according to speakers at an international drug symposium here.One session was addressed by Gilberto Gerra, chief of the drug prevention and health branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), who presented a paper on drugs and medicines for the treatment of those …
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Drug Abuse: Letters From Readers: Grant Will Help Fight Prescription Drug Abuse; Why Haws? – Journal Times

Letters from Readers: Grant will help fight prescription drug abuse; Why Haws? – Journal Times
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Letters from Readers: Grant will help fight prescription drug abuse; Why Haws?
Journal Times
The March 10 issue of The Journal Times included an excellent article about the exciting news that Racine County has received a grant to fight prescription drug abuse. Focus on Community and the Racine County Youth Coalition are very concerned… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Community Leaders to Combat Drug Abuse at Substance Abuse Summit – News Talk 94.3 WRHI

Community leaders to combat drug abuse at Substance Abuse Summit – News Talk 94.3 WRHI
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Community leaders to combat drug abuse at Substance Abuse Summit
News Talk 94.3 WRHI
Authorities say prescription and drug abuse is on the rise among teens and young adults in York County. In response, York County's All on Board Coalition is holding a substance abuse summit next week at Winthrop. Coree Carelock of Keystone Substance …… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: BISD Sees Uptick in Hard Drug Use – San Antonio Express

BISD sees uptick in hard drug use – San Antonio Express
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BISD sees uptick in hard drug use
San Antonio Express
It's continuing to show that,” she said. “What has been surprising is the use of harder drugs. We've never seen that before.” Voss said hard drug use in the past was limited to isolated incidents. Now, officials are seeing that hard drug use is more

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Drug Abuse: Waikato Pair Combat Drug Abuse in Workers – Stuff.co.nz

Waikato pair combat drug abuse in workers – Stuff.co.nz
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Waikato pair combat drug abuse in workers
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"Drug and alcohol abuse and how to handle it can really fox some farmers, who would rather get on with the business of farming than spend a lot of time on policies, procedures and paperwork," Coombes said. To help other farmers and employers, she has

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Drug Abuse: Waikato Pair Combat Drug Abuse in Workers

Waikato pair combat drug abuse in workers
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Zero tolerance to drugs on farms – that's the advice of a Waikato corporate dairy farmer with more than 15 years experience managing large-scale operations.
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Report: Prescription abuse high in AZ
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Arizona had the sixth-highest level of prescription pain-reliever abuse in the nation in 2010-2011, according to a recent government report.
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