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Drug Abuse: BYU Researchers Design New Pill Bottle Aimed at Reducing Drug Abuse – Deseret News

BYU researchers design new pill bottle aimed at reducing drug abuse – Deseret News
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BYU researchers design new pill bottle aimed at reducing drug abuse
Deseret News
BYU students partnered with a Las Vegas paramedic to do just that, creating a pill-dispensing gadget called the "Med Vault," in an attempt to solve the nation's fastest-growing drug problem. Gizmodo reports that the device "was designed to be difficult …… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Hamilton Police Fight Drug Abuse With Take Back Day – ConnectTriStates.com Powered by KHQA

Hamilton police fight drug abuse with Take Back day – ConnectTriStates.com powered by KHQA
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Hamilton police fight drug abuse with Take Back day
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HAMILTON, ILL. — It's becoming a familiar event across the Tri-State area. Police departments and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) host Drug Take Back Days several times throughout the year, hoping people will clean out their medicine
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse by Teens Up Sharply: Study – CBS News

Prescription drug abuse by teens up sharply: study – CBS News
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Prescription drug abuse by teens up sharply: study
CBS News
When teens were asked about the last substance abuse conversation they had with their parents, just 14 percent said they talked about abusing a prescription drug, said the report released Tuesday by The Partnership at Drugfree.org. "For parents, it
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse: Stigma Often Keeps Abusers From Help – KATV … – KATV

Prescription drug abuse: Stigma often keeps abusers from help – KATV … – KATV
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Prescription drug abuse: Stigma often keeps abusers from help – KATV
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FORT SMITH (Arkansas News Bureau) — Prescription drug abuse is a disease that can affect people of all walks of life, yet many people do not seek help because of the stigma and possible consequences associated with it. Those who work in the… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Our View: State Should Lift Limits on Drug Abuse Treatment – Press Herald

Our View: State should lift limits on drug abuse treatment – Press Herald
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Our View: State should lift limits on drug abuse treatment
Press Herald
For more than a decade, prescription-drug abuse has taken a toll in Maine in the form of crime, overdoses and deaths. click image to enlarge. A retroactive two-year limit on state funding for methadone and buprenorphine – the most effective drugs for …… Continue reading

Teen Drug Rehab: 60000 Youngsters Ravaged by Drug Abuse, Muslim Cleric Says – the Star

60000 youngsters ravaged by drug abuse, Muslim cleric says – The Star
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60000 youngsters ravaged by drug abuse, Muslim cleric says
The Star
THE Jubilee government has been urged to set global strategic plans to fight drug abuse in the Coast region. Kenya Muslim National Advisory Council chair Juma Ngao advised the government to ensure that those countries dealing with drugs are stopped.

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