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Drug Abuse: Program Launched to Track Drug Abuse in Georgia – WXIA-TV

Program launched to track drug abuse in Georgia – WXIA-TV
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Program launched to track drug abuse in Georgia
WXIA-TV
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Officials with the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency say a new database is expected to help doctors and law enforcement keep tabs on prescription drug abuse. Agency director Rick Allen said the Prescription Drug Monitoring 
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse: Untangling the Harm – Durant Daily Democrat

Prescription drug abuse: Untangling the harm – Durant Daily Democrat
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Prescription drug abuse: Untangling the harm
Durant Daily Democrat
Prescription drug issues have recently become a plight that has garnered much concern and it is due largely to the steady and unacceptable rise of overdose deaths from prescription (legal) drugs. Both Illicit and legal drugs must be examined by four
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Drug Abuse: Gov. O’Malley Discusses Drug Overdose Deaths in Maryland

Gov. O’Malley Discusses Drug Overdose Deaths In Maryland
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Drugs and deaths. The Maryland Health Department is addressing a 15 percent hike in fatal drug overdoses in Maryland.
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New SRO focuses on drug abuse for Coffee with Chief
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Maricopa residents can ask questions and learn more information about teen drug use and prevention at this month’s Coffee with the Chief meeting.
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Drug Abuse: Lea Michele: ‘Glee’ Tribute to Cory Monteith Will Focus on Drug Abuse – Hollywood Life

Lea Michele: ‘Glee’ Tribute To Cory Monteith Will Focus On Drug Abuse – Hollywood Life
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Lea Michele: 'Glee' Tribute To Cory Monteith Will Focus On Drug Abuse
Hollywood Life
Lea Michele: 'Glee' Tribute To Cory Monteith Will Focus On Drug Abuse. Lea is obviously heartbroken, but she is strong and brave enough to take her grief and turn it into something extremely positive. After Cory's July 13… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Editorial: No Time to Ease Fight on Synthetic Drug Abuse – the Republic

Editorial: No time to ease fight on synthetic drug abuse – The Republic
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Editorial: No time to ease fight on synthetic drug abuse
The Republic
Ever since state laws banning the drugs known by names such as “bath salts” and “spice” took effect, the Indiana Poison Center has seen big drops in the number of reported overdoses from synthetic drug abuse. The legislation should be familiar to local 

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Drug Abuse: Local Voices: Karen Pershing: Address Violence Behind Drug Abuse – Knoxville News Sentinel

Local Voices: Karen Pershing: Address violence behind drug abuse – Knoxville News Sentinel
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Local Voices: Karen Pershing: Address violence behind drug abuse
Knoxville News Sentinel
When continuing to dig a little deeper into this issue, the term “trauma” continues to appear in the research on women who abuse drugs. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, most females (estimates of up to 80 percent) who have substance

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