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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse a Problem

Prescription drug abuse a problem
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Sheriff Lane Perry and Capt. Ricky Walker of the Henry County Sheriff’s Office think prescription drug abuse is a growing problem locally and that the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday is a good opportunity for people to safely dispose of unwanted, unused prescription drugs.
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Drug Abuse Summit to tap justice system, medical field, policymakers to brainstorm how to fight problem
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Drug Abuse: Strategies Would Help Against Drug Abuse – Huntington Herald Dispatch

Strategies would help against drug abuse – Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Strategies would help against drug abuse
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Rampant drug use is, in no doubt, one of the most critical issues currently plaguing the citizens of Putnam County. One could simply turn on the nightly news or read the daily newspaper any given day and almost certainly see a story outlining a new
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among U.S. Young Adults

Prescription drug abuse drops among U.S. young adults
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Prescription drug abuse among young adults ages 18 to 25 in the United States fell 14 percent between 2010 and 2011.
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U.S. drug abuse survey: Prescription abuse falls for some, marijuana still most common
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Annual survey of 70,000 Americans over 12 found declines in cocaine, hallucinogen and meth use; rises in marijuana
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among US Young Adults – U.S. News & World Report

Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among US Young Adults – U.S. News & World Report
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Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among US Young Adults
U.S. News & World Report
The 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health also found that rates of drinking, binge drinking and heavy drinking in the past month among underage people continued to decline from 2002, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
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Teen Drug Rehab: Kentucky Part of Prescription Drug Abuse Initiative – the Courier-Journal

Kentucky part of prescription drug abuse initiative – The Courier-Journal
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Kentucky part of prescription drug abuse initiative
The Courier-Journal
The Partnership at Drugfree.org, a prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery resource focusing on teens and young adults, says medicine abuse affects one in six teens in the United States. Kentucky's prescription drug abuse problem is among the
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Teen Drug Rehab: Ky. Part of National Prescription Drug Initiatives – Daily Astorian

Ky. part of national prescription drug initiatives – Daily Astorian
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Ky. part of national prescription drug initiatives
Daily Astorian
Conway, co-chairman of the National Association of Attorneys General's Substance Abuse Committee, said the goal of the initiative is to prevent a half million teens nationwide from abusing prescription drugs within five years through what's dubbed The

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