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Drug Abuse: Study: Alcohol Tops Tobacco, Drug Abuse in Economic Cost to Wyoming – Casper Star-Tribune Online

Study: Alcohol tops tobacco, drug abuse in economic cost to Wyoming – Casper Star-Tribune Online
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Study: Alcohol tops tobacco, drug abuse in economic cost to Wyoming
Casper Star-Tribune Online
The UW report concluded that alcohol is more of an economic burden on society in Wyoming than tobacco or drug abuse. The study estimated that elimination of alcohol abuse would save $ 843 million a year, based on 2010 costs. Costs… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Lawmakers Provide No Money for Drug-Abuse Database – Sun-Sentinel

Lawmakers provide no money for drug-abuse database – Sun-Sentinel
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Lawmakers provide no money for drugabuse database
Sun-Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE – With the clock ticking on the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers will likely adjourn without providing funding for the state's prescription drug database, which law enforcement officials say is a key tool in the fight against

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EPIC members introduce program aimed at underage drug abuse –… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise

Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise
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Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in The Natural State, but Drug Take Back Days are helping get pills off the streets.
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Lawmakers provide no money for drug-abuse database
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TALLAHASSEE – With the clock ticking on the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers will likely adjourn without providing funding for the state's prescription drug database, which law enforcement officials say… Continue reading

Teen Drug Rehab: Teen Defends Portage Drug Rehab Centre

Teen defends Portage drug rehab centre
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A teen resident of the Portage drug rehabilitation centre on Montreal's West Island praises the treatment program that turned his life around, but he's worried about the centre's uncertain future.
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New anti-marijuana campaign in Metro Detroit hopes to head off teen drug use
Filed under: Teen Drug Rehab

More than 100 people involved in law enforcement met at the Macomb County Intermediate… Continue reading

Hundreds of Pounds of Drugs Collected in Chico

Hundreds of pounds of drugs collected in Chico
Filed under: drug rehab treatment centers

Rehab Therapy Manager Nancy Mayer (left) and volunteer Donna Bridges (right) collect various drugs as law enforcement, Enloe Medical Center and Butte County Meth Strike Task Force volunteers collected expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs …
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Rally shares message there's 'no hope in dope'
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"We're going to work on becoming a legitimate non-profit… Continue reading

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