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Drug Abuse: OUR OPINION: 3 Ways Officials Are Compassionately Combating Drug Abuse – the Patriot Ledger

OUR OPINION: 3 ways officials are compassionately combating drug abuse – The Patriot Ledger
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OUR OPINION: 3 ways officials are compassionately combating drug abuse
The Patriot Ledger
It's not just families who must battle the challenges presented by the growing ranks of drug addicts. Law enforcement and health care workers are on those same front lines. It's been documented that the jump in break-ins on the South Shore has been

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Drug Abuse: Mayor Roberts Launches Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign – Farmington Daily Times

Mayor Roberts launches prescription drug abuse awareness campaign – Farmington Daily Times
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Mayor Roberts launches prescription drug abuse awareness campaign
Farmington Daily Times
FARMINGTON — Prescription drug abuse appears to be rising in spite of tighter regulations and increased law enforcement scrutiny. In response, Mayor Tommy Roberts will appear in a series of public service announcements to combat the trend.

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Hisbah Board Holds Workshop On Drug Abuse – AllAfrica.com… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Mayor Roberts Launches Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign

Mayor Roberts launches prescription drug abuse awareness campaign
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FARMINGTON — Prescription drug abuse appears to be rising in spite of tighter regulations and increased law enforcement scrutiny.
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Heir's wife 'died of drug abuse'
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Eva Rausing, the wife of multi-millionaire Hans Kristian Rausing, died as a result of dependent abuse of drugs, a coroner ruled today.
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Teen Drug Rehab: Drug Users Call for Humane Rehabilitation Services – the Hindu

Drug users call for humane rehabilitation services – The Hindu
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Drug users call for humane rehabilitation services
The Hindu
Demanding that the Government lay down standards for evidence-based, voluntary treatment for drug dependence, monitor centres that offer such treatment and increase the number of government facilities to manage drug addiction, several organisations

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LA County Supervisors demand realignment changes after quadruple homicide … – Willits News
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Teen Drug Rehab: Activists Work to Break Down Drug, HIV Stigma – the Daily Star

Activists work to break down drug, HIV stigma – The Daily Star
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Activists work to break down drug, HIV stigma
The Daily Star
Drug addiction and treatment go largely unacknowledged in the country and region, while diseases like HIV and hepatitis spread rapidly through shared needles in the silence. The Middle East is one of only two regions in the world where HIV rates are

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Drug Abuse: Heroin Deaths Rise as Crackdown on Prescription Drug Abuse Succeeds – Baltimore Sun

Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds – Baltimore Sun
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
Baltimore Sun
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say.

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