prescription drug abuse

Workshop Offers Different Perspectives on Drug Abuse – KTXL

Workshop Offers Different Perspectives on Drug Abuse – KTXL

Workshop Offers Different Perspectives on Drug Abuse
KTXL
Hundreds of people attended the “Building a Network of Support” substance abuse workshop presented by the Woodcreek High School Site Council. The event was the first of its kind, featuring a presentation, resource center with more than 20 organizations 

Drug Abuse – Google News

New council to address prescription drug abuse, over-prescribing doctors in … – Charleston… Continue reading

Documents Show Irsay Battled Rx Drug Abuse for Decades – WISH

Documents show Irsay battled Rx drug abuse for decades – WISH


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Documents show Irsay battled Rx drug abuse for decades
WISH
CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) – Colts owner Jim Irsay's arrest Sunday night on four felony counts of possession of a controlled substance follows a documented history of prescription drug abuse stretching back nearly two decades. Problems may have begun 
Prescription drug abuse an all-too-familiar storyIndianapolis Star

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Drug Control and Human Rights

Drug control and human rights
Parliament should not just give the Dangerous Drugs Act a sixth ‘term’, but should make it a permanent law.
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New council to address prescription drug abuse, over-prescribing doctors in South Carolina
Members of Gov. Nikki Haley's new prescription drug abuse task force acknowledge that other nearby states, including Georgia, Florida and Kentucky, have been tackling painkiller addiction more aggressively than South Carolina has… Continue reading

HopeRx Hires Director, Reschedules Community Event

HopeRx hires director, reschedules community event
HopeRx, Henderson County's communitywide initiative to address prescription drug abuse, has hired Julie Huneycutt to serve as its director.
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The five point plan to battle heroin: Increase funding for addiction treatment beyond the Obama administration's level of $ 1.8 billion. Increase federal support for a law enforcement crackdown on heroin trafficking Increase funding to prevent heroin and prescription drug abuse… Continue reading

NC AG Kicks Off Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Contest for High School Students

NC AG kicks off prescription drug abuse PSA contest for high school students
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is trying to attack the problem through a contest challenging North Carolina students to spread the word about prescription drug abuse. Cooper stopped by Vance High School Wednesday to promote the …
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Check-in and breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. and the workshop will conclude with lunch at 12:30… Continue reading

South Carolina Creates Prescription Drug Abuse Study Group – Insurance Journal

South Carolina Creates Prescription Drug Abuse Study Group – Insurance Journal

South Carolina Creates Prescription Drug Abuse Study Group
Insurance Journal
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is forming a 10-member council to develop a statewide plan to combat prescription drug abuse. Her executive order on Friday came 10 months after an inspector general's report found prescription painkiller abuse is

Drug Abuse – Google News

7 New Jersey Counties With Highest Drug Abuse Rate… Continue reading