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Heroin Abuse at 'epidemic' Level in South Florida -Drug Report

Heroin abuse at 'epidemic' level in South Florida -drug report
By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) – A high-profile law enforcement crackdown on prescription painkiller abuse in Florida has addicts turning increasingly to heroin, resulting in the highest number of overdose deaths and hospitalizations in recent years, a report on drug abuse said. Deaths from heroin – now more potent and widely available than ever – rose 89 percent statewide from 62 in 2011 … Drug… Continue reading

Chronic Criminal’s Sentence to Include Drug Rehab – Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Chronic criminal’s sentence to include drug rehab – Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Chronic criminal's sentence to include drug rehab
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
WALLA WALLA — A man with a long history of drug addiction has been given an opportunity to address his problem. Stephen D. Bennett, 36, will serve a sentence of more than a year behind bars for leading law enforcement on a Fourth-of-July vehicle chase 

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Alpharetta Mom Educates Community on Growing Teen Drug Abuse – NorthFulton.com

Alpharetta mom educates community on growing teen drug abuse – NorthFulton.com

Alpharetta mom educates community on growing teen drug abuse
NorthFulton.com
Boccia said the platform used to educate students on drug use and abuse is weak and needs to go beyond the student and into the system. "Red Ribbon Week just doesn't cut it," Boccia said. Neil Kaltenecker, executive director of the Georgia Council on 

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Overdose Deaths From Prescription Drug Abuse Skyrocketing in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse skyrocketing in southwestern Pennsylvania
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Pennsylvania, and legislators and law enforcement officials are scrambling to address the rapidly growing problem. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

WNC communities tackle prescription drug problem
Western North Carolina communities are battling prescription drug abuse. / Photo Disc ASHEVILLE — Polk County is the latest Western North Carolina community to launch an initiative aimed at curbing… Continue reading

Overdose Deaths From Prescription Drug Abuse Skyrocketing in Southwestern … – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse skyrocketing in southwestern … – Pittsburgh Post Gazette


Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Overdose deaths from prescription drug abuse skyrocketing in southwestern
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Pennsylvania, and legislators and law enforcement officials are scrambling to address the rapidly growing problem. “I think we're in a culture in which everything gets fixed — there is no level of
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Prison Minister Urges Justin Bieber to Cool It on Reported Drug Abuse – Charisma News

Prison Minister Urges Justin Bieber to Cool It on Reported Drug Abuse – Charisma News


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Prison Minister Urges Justin Bieber to Cool It on Reported Drug Abuse
Charisma News
He lived a wild, drug-addled lifestyle before it all came crashing down in the 1980s. Now former-music-industry-executive-turned-prison-minister Marty Angelo is warning troubled pop star Justin Bieber that he should cool it on his reported drug abuse
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