prescription drug abuse

Drug Abuse: In Case You Missed It With Video: Dutchess Programs Fight Drug Addiction … – Poughkeepsie Journal

In case you missed it with video: Dutchess programs fight drug addiction … – Poughkeepsie Journal
Filed under: Drug Abuse

In case you missed it with video: Dutchess programs fight drug addiction
Poughkeepsie Journal
Mother loses son to drug overdose: Pat Roza of Milton talks about her son, Christopher, who died from a drug overdose at the age of 22. Since his death she has started a business in his honor, baking cupcakes and… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Marine Corps Base Hawaii Teaches Youth Drug Abuse Prevention – Marines.mil (Press Release)

Marine Corps Base Hawaii teaches youth drug abuse prevention – Marines.mil (press release)
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Marine Corps Base Hawaii teaches youth drug abuse prevention
Marines.mil (press release)
Cpl. Luke Johnson, 25, a patrolman for the Provost Marshal's Office gets a special pie in the face, filled with assorted ingredients after a Drug Education for Youth program activity at the PMO Field, July 23, 2013. Each participant either was

and more »

{Source}

 … Continue reading

Drug Abuse: TN Communities Devastated by Pill Popping Search for Answers

TN communities devastated by pill popping search for answers
Filed under: Drug Abuse

This week, the Department of Health sent letters to the 50 doctors who have prescribed the most narcotics, directing them to explain why they wound up at the top of the list.
{Source}

 

Rehab centers seeing more pill addicts
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of reports this week examining prescription drug abuse in… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Police Work With Many to Stop, Prevent Drugs

Police work with many to stop, prevent drugs
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Editor's note: This is the last in a series of reports this week examining prescription drug abuse in Shelby County.
{Source}

 

Drug Abuse: Booklet on Drug Abuse Released

Booklet on drug abuse released
Filed under: Drug Abuse

More than 60 lakh Indian youngsters, predominantly in the age group of 15 to 35, are addicted to cocaine, according to a study conducted by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Globally, the U…
{Source}

 

Police work with many to stop, prevent drugs
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Editor's note: This is the last in a series of reports this week examining prescription drug abuse… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: Kentucky Officials Reported More Progress in Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse … – the Courier-Journal

Kentucky officials reported more progress in fighting prescription drug abuse … – The Courier-Journal
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Kentucky officials reported more progress in fighting prescription drug abuse
The Courier-Journal
Kentucky officials reported more progress in fighting prescription drug abuse, pointing to a decline in overdose deaths and a drop off in doses for commonly abused painkillers in the year since a new state law took aim at the chronic problem. Gov.
Gov.… Continue reading