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Porter County Substance Abuse Council Works for a Drug-Free Porter County

Porter County Substance Abuse Council works for a drug-free Porter County
For the past 25 years, the Porter County Substance Abuse Council has made it their mission to reduce youth and adult substance abuse by assessing for, promoting through, and educating about effective community-based programs. Director Beatrice Owen says they fund grants to services in the community as mandated by the state through the Governor’s Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana.
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Badvertising: Doctors Horrified by Coca-Cola's New Ads Mocking Cocaine

Badvertising: Doctors Horrified by Coca-Cola's New Ads Mocking Cocaine
Coca-cola is pretty much a drug already, but the soda's new ads are hitting a little bit too close to home. New Yorkers have been noticing a new string of … Dr. Arnold Washton, an addiction specialist that has written numerous books on substance …
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NYC Official: Hoffman Died From Toxic Mix of Drugs
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Haley Creates Prescription Drug Abuse Panel – the State

Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel – The State


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Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel
The State
COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina had at least 225 prescription drug overdose deaths in 2011, but the state hasn't had a coordinated efforts to crack down on the problem. Gov. Nikki Haley wants that to change, and Friday she issued an executive order 
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Drug Overdoses, Cellphone-Linked Car Crashes Top Injury Deaths

Drug overdoses, cellphone-linked car crashes top injury deaths
In 18 states and Washington, D.C., drug poisoning is the leading cause of accidental death
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Woman arrested for drug abuse in parked car: Brooklyn Police Blotter
Drug Abuse, Westbrook Drive: A Brooklyn woman, 61, was arrested after she was found smoking from a glass pipe in her car March 1. The car she was driving was reported weaving on Interstate… Continue reading

Drug Abuse Will Take Community-Wide Solution – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

Drug abuse will take community-wide solution – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

Drug abuse will take community-wide solution
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
The panel discussion at Dodgeland School talked about a rising concern: prescription drug abuse that often leads to heroin addiction. Klodowski admitted that someone abusing prescriptions often doesn't seem like the stereotypical drug addict. “A drug

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United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are “Not Beneficial” – Drug Policy Alliance (Press Release) (Blog)

United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are “Not Beneficial” – Drug Policy Alliance (press release) (blog)

United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are "Not Beneficial"
Drug Policy Alliance (press release) (blog)
Vienna, Austria – Today, a key working group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the release of groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal sanctions for drug use. The Scientific Consultation Working Group on 

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