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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise, Iowa Teen Shares Her Struggle

Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise, Iowa Teen Shares Her Struggle
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — “I thought that it was going to be something to get a good high with, and wasn’t going to be a problem at all,” said Taryn Erbes, a Kennedy High School student on Wednesday. Her story was the centerpiece of a statewide campaign for prescription drug abuse awareness. Teen Drug Rehab – Yahoo News Search Results

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Cedar Rapids Teen Tells Her Drug Abuse Story at Prescription Awareness Event – the Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

Cedar Rapids teen tells her drug abuse story at prescription awareness event – The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines


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Cedar Rapids teen tells her drug abuse story at prescription awareness event
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Taryn Erbes, a 17-year-old student at Kennedy High School, just wanted to get a little high. She figured the prescription pills were safer than illegal substances like alcohol and marijuana. And since they… Continue reading

Fall River Hosting Drug Abuse Summit Nov. 2

Fall River hosting drug abuse summit Nov. 2
The city is hosting a drug abuse summit on Nov. 2 at the James Madison Morton Middle School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Perry Long, the city’s neighborhood outreach coordinator, said substance abuse in Fall River is an issue that Mayor Will Flanagan and U.S. Rep. William Keating have been discussing for some time. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

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Campaign Begins to End Prescription Drug Abuse – Buffalo News

Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse – Buffalo News

Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse
Buffalo News
The project is up against a huge problem. Emergency department visits for prescription drug misuse more than doubled between 2004 and 2011. Meanwhile, prescription drug-related deaths have tripled in the last decade – with nearly 17,000 in the U.S. in 

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Drug Intervention Service in Escondido | Drug Rehab Escondido

Drug Intervention Service in Escondido | Drug Rehab Escondido
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Drug Overdose Rate Escalates
When someone in those areas dies of a drug overdose, it goes into Santa Fe County's statistics. But those people surely spent their time, did their drug-buying and carried out whatever nefarious activities required to gain money to buy their next high… Continue reading

Prevention Is Key Receives Grant to Mentor Substance Abuse Alliance – NorthJersey.com

Prevention is Key receives grant to mentor Substance Abuse Alliance – NorthJersey.com

Prevention is Key receives grant to mentor Substance Abuse Alliance
NorthJersey.com
Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), announced $ 19.8 million in new Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants to 147 communities and 19 new DFC Mentoring grants across the country. The awards 

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