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550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse –

550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse –


NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Federal agents arrested two Dallas men Sunday after they watched them accept a shipment of 550 pounds of the drug Xanax, according to federal documents. Brandon Lynell Gardner and William Ian Brown face federal charges of 
DEA Addresses Increased Student Use of Prescription DrugNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth… Continue reading

Parents, Teens Attend Documentary at LHS on Prescription Drug Abuse – Call Newspapers

Parents, teens attend documentary at LHS on prescription drug abuse – Call Newspapers


NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Parents, teens attend documentary at LHS on prescription drug abuse
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February 26, 2014 – A screening of a documentary last week at Lindbergh High School on prescription drug abuse among teenagers mostly drew a crowd of parents and teens who have been directly affected by overdose and addiction, but they said the 
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Grant Hackett Heads to US for Drug Rehab to Battle His Addiction to Stilnox … – the Daily Telegraph

Grant Hackett heads to US for drug rehab to battle his addiction to Stilnox … – The Daily Telegraph


The Independent
Grant Hackett heads to US for drug rehab to battle his addiction to Stilnox
The Daily Telegraph
The news Hackett has checked into rehab for drug addiction comes just weeks after Ian Thorpe, entered a rehabilitation program in Sydney after being found wandering the streets of southern Sydney in a confused state earlier… Continue reading

Governor Shumlin Headlines Panel on Prescription Drug Abuse – WAMC

Governor Shumlin Headlines Panel On Prescription Drug Abuse – WAMC


Washington Post
Governor Shumlin Headlines Panel On Prescription Drug Abuse
WAMC
The nation's governors held their annual winter meeting Friday through Monday in Washington. A panel on C-SPAN featured a discussion on states' efforts to combat prescription drug abuse, an issue that took the national stage when Vermont Governor Peter 
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Could Selfies Be Contributing to Head Lice Among Teenagers? Experts Said They … – Irish Independent

Could selfies be contributing to head lice among teenagers? Experts said they … – Irish Independent


Daily Mail
Could selfies be contributing to head lice among teenagers? Experts said they
Irish Independent
McQuillan, of treatment centre Nitless Noggins, said that she has noticed a link between teens taking selfies and catching head lice. "Every teen I've treated, I ask about selfies, and they admit that they are taking them every day…I think parents …… Continue reading