Be There: Former Cheerleader Beats Drug Addiction 17 Years Later
Be There: Former cheerleader beats drug addiction 17 years later
When teen girls join their high school cheerleading squad, injuries are common. But what's rare is for a team member to become hooked on painkillers following constructive surgery. Teen Drug Rehab – Yahoo News Search Results
Teens Working to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Robeson County
Teens working to prevent drug and alcohol abuse in Robeson County
LUMBERTON – Students in Robeson County are working to drastically reduce drug abuse among their peers. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
'Drug Take-Back Day' to Prevent Prescription Abuse
If you have unused, discarded pill bottles lying around your home or in your medicine cabinet, this weekend is the perfect time to toss them out properly during "National Drug Take-Back." Drug Abuse –… Continue reading
Scioto County Describes How It Cleaned Up Drug Abuse
Scioto County describes how it cleaned up drug abuse
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A storefront that once was a pain clinic dispensing addictive prescription drugs to people who didn’t really need them is now a day-care center. A downtown billboard that used to list a half-dozen phone numbers for other pill-mill clinics in town now reminds people to find a designated driver when they need one. Drug-overdose deaths in this Appalachian community — once among …… Continue reading
Bartlett Teen Accused of Trying to Run Over Three Drug Agents
Bartlett teen accused of trying to run over three drug agents
The lawyer representing an alleged teenage heroin dealer charged with trying to run over drug task force agents had an unusual reason Wednesday for lobbying for his client’s release from the juvenile jail. Teen Drug Rehab – Yahoo News Search Results
Be There: Former cheerleader beats drug addiction 17 years later
When teen girls join their high school cheerleading squad, injuries are common. But… Continue reading
Ohio AG Kicks Off Community Drug Epidemic Meetings in Portsmouth
Ohio AG kicks off community drug epidemic meetings in Portsmouth
A community forum at 'The Counseling Center' in Portsmouth kicked off a series of forums on the drug abuse epidemic to be held around Ohio in the coming months. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day slated for Saturday
Disposal of unwanted, unused or expired drugs is one of four strategies for reducing prescription drug abuse and diversion laid… Continue reading
Event to Help Combat Prescription Drug Epidemic
Event to help combat prescription drug epidemic
Thousands of Ohioans have lost everything to prescription drug abuse. In the last decade, nearly 5,000 residents have died from prescription overdoses, and many others have become addicted to painkillers and other prescription pills. Local residents can help combat the prescription drug epidemic by making sure their expired, unused and potentially dangerous drugs are not misused by safely … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
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