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Drug Abuse: New Tennessee Law Targets Prescription Drug Abuse – TriCities.com

New Tennessee law targets prescription drug abuse – TriCities.com
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New Tennessee law targets prescription drug abuse
TriCities.com
Reagan said prescription drug abuse and deaths are at epidemic proportions in Tennessee, as evidenced by a study given to lawmakers during the Tennessee General Assembly's 2011 session. “For the last two years, unintentional drug overdose is the

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Drug Abuse: Drug, Alcohol Abuse Tied to Early-Life Strokes – Fox News

Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes – Fox News
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Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes
Fox News
Younger adults who suffered a stroke were often smokers or had abused drugs or alcohol, according to a U.S. study that looked at over 1,000 patients. Strokes are often thought of as a condition of the elderly, but researchers said long-term changes in

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Drug Abuse: Help Is Available for Those With Substance Use Disorders – Daily Comet

Help is available for those with substance use disorders – Daily Comet
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Help is available for those with substance use disorders
Daily Comet
Historically, for most people, the approaching holiday season brings joy and happiness, family, togetherness and many reasons to be thankful. For others, it can mean the exaggeration of issues dealt with on a daily basis, such as sadness, no family and

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Drug Abuse: Expert Advice on Dealing With Prescription Drug Abuse in Teens – Philadelphia Inquirer (Blog)

Expert advice on dealing with prescription drug abuse in teens – Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
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Expert advice on dealing with prescription drug abuse in teens
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
Getting drugs is simply too easy. Combined with the peer pressure out there to try them, I would say prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions in America. We see that and deal with that every day at Caron.” Dietzler says… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Alcohol, Drug Abuse Cost Alaska’s Economy $1.2 B in 2010 – Juneau Empire

Alcohol, drug abuse cost Alaska’s economy .2 B in 2010 – Juneau Empire
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Alcohol, drug abuse cost Alaska's economy $ 1.2 B in 2010
Juneau Empire
Alcohol and drug abuse took a heavy toll on Alaska's economy in 2010, according to a new report from McDowell Group, funded by the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Alaska Mental Health Board, and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
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Drug Abuse: Cooper Says Prescription Drug Abuse Now Epidemic

Cooper says prescription drug abuse now epidemic
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Prescription drug abuse, the second most common cause of accidental death in North Carolina, is reaching epidemic proportions, according to state Attorney General Roy Cooper.
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Chris Evert tournament raises money to fight drug abuse
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It's not a popular or glitzy cause: Drug abuse and addiction carries a stigma with which most people don't want to be associated.
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