Nearly 500 Lbs of Medication Brought in During Drug Take Back Day in Cape Girardeau
Nearly 500 lbs of medication brought in during Drug Take Back Day in Cape Girardeau
Police say prescription drug abuse is a growing problem nationwide and the Heartland is no exception.
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Prescription drug take back events hold hope for permanent drop-off locations
Two-thirds of prescription drug abuse in Colorado is tied to unused drugs lying around our homes, according to the state's attorney general. Police in Southern Colorado… Continue reading
Editorial: State Must Step Up to Help Drug Addicts Get Proper Treatment
Editorial: State must step up to help drug addicts get proper treatment
Insurance companies, including MassHealth, make it difficult for addicts to get the help they need, according to many who have studied addiction and attempted to help addicts. That must change immediately. The Senate Special Committee on Section 35 and …
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Drug addicts lack help – Rural Women
The organisation representing rural women says it concerned about a… Continue reading
Wife: Slipknot Bassist’s Final Days Blur of Drug Abuse – USA TODAY
Wife: Slipknot bassist’s final days blur of drug abuse – USA TODAY
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Wife: Slipknot bassist's final days blur of drug abuse USA TODAY Paul Gray's final weeks were a blur of extreme drug abuse, which neither his doctor nor his bandmates would help his wife confront, she testified in Polk County District Court on Tuesday. Brenna Gray said her husband, the bassist and a founder of the … Paul Gray's widow details his… Continue reading |
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
More than 15 million people… Continue reading
Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics
Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Substance abuse treatment is a $ 7.7 billion industry, according to a recent report by IBISWorld Inc., a New York research firm, and growing at an annual rate of about 2 percent. Continue reading below. Heroin and prescription drug addiction is “a giant …
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ACA's coverage for addiction treatment faces barriers
One significant barrier to access is that drug treatment centers with more than… Continue reading
Drug Take Back Day
Drug Take Back Day
Also happening at our 3 News Studios people were doing a little spring cleaning of their medicine cabinets. Today was the 4th Annual Coastal Bend Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Prescription drug abuse is not only a big problem here in the Coastal Bend but across the nation as well. Local pharmacists along with CCPD and DEA agents were on hand taking your unused or unwanted prescription drugs …
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