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Drug Abuse: Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska’s Economy $1.2 Billion

Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska’s Economy .2 Billion
Filed under: Drug Abuse

A new report finds that alcohol and drug abuse cost Alaska’s economy $ 1.2 billion in 2010. That number includes direct, immediate costs, such as the $ 217.7 million spent on criminal justice and protective services and $ 237.3 million on health care costs. But the report, which was commissioned by the Alaska Mental Health Board and the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Beshear Sees Successes in Fight Against Drug Abuse – San Francisco Chronicle

Beshear sees successes in fight against drug abuse – San Francisco Chronicle
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Beshear sees successes in fight against drug abuse
San Francisco Chronicle
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has made inroads in combating drug abuse, and the momentum has gained steam since a new law took on the state's status as a "prescription playground," Gov. Steve Beshear said Monday night. A bipartisan lineup
Substance abuse policy forum held in… Continue reading

Ex-Deputy Attorney General From Pennington Ordered to Rehab After Fatal

Ex-deputy attorney general from Pennington ordered to rehab after fatal
Filed under: drug and alcohol rehab services

Keith Costill square.jpg Mercer County Prosecutors OfficeKeith Costill, 57, is being held without bail in the Mercer County Correctional Facility for refusing to comply with court-ordered drug and alcohol treatment following a fatal crash in Trenton …
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Former DEA, NIDA, ONDCP Heads And Drug Rehab And Police Reps: Obama
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Drug Abuse: Cooper Says Prescription Drug Abuse Now Epidemic

Cooper says prescription drug abuse now epidemic
Filed under: Drug Abuse

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
Filed under: Drug Abuse

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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Stranded Motorist Suspected of Swallowing Crack Cocaine

Stranded motorist suspected of swallowing crack cocaine
Filed under: crack cocaine abuse

Joe McCarthy III, of 4302 Simmon St., Monroe, was booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on charges of possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, open container violation and obstruction of justice. According to an arrest …
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Charges related to seized crack cocaine dropped after cop breaches charter rights
Filed under: crack cocaine abuse

Charges against an alleged drug dealer were… Continue reading

Meth: Vicious Cycle Part 1

Meth: Vicious Cycle Part 1


This 1/2 hour educational documentary will take you inside the world of meth addiction. Interviews with recovering addicts, treatment, healthcare, environmental and law enforcement professionals make clear the physical, psychological, criminal, environmental, and familial impacts of Meth use. www.RucinskiReetz.com 715-355-9159

 

Rising opiate and heroin bbuse among young adults a public health epidemic
Filed under: methamphetamine abuse

Prescription pain killers – a leading cause of youth addiction and easily accessible… Continue reading