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Drug Abuse: A.G. Schneiderman, U.S. Attorney Hochul Detail Plans to Combat Prescription Drug Epidemic – msnbc.com

Drug Abuse: A.G. Schneiderman, U.S. Attorney Hochul Detail Plans to Combat Prescription Drug Epidemic – msnbc.com
Buffalo, N.Y. (WKBW release) — In response to the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse in New York State, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman partnered with U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. on Friday in Buffalo to host a conference titled …
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Drug Abuse: Boeing Arrest Points to U.S. Workplace Drug Problems

Drug Abuse: Boeing arrest points to U.S. workplace drug problems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The arrest of more than three dozen people on drug charges at a Boeing military aircraft plant highlights the growing problem of prescription drug abuse by U.S. workers, experts said on Friday.
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Drug Abuse: Radical steps urged to tackle drink abuse
GOVERNMENT PLANS to put alcohol abuse alongside drug abuse have been welcomed by leading… Continue reading

Drug Abuse: More U.S. Doctors Facing Charges Over Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse: More U.S. doctors facing charges over drug abuse
* Crackdown sparked by rise in deaths from drug overdoses
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Drug Abuse: Drug-impaired driving rising in Palm Beach County with prescription drug abuse
The scourge of prescription drug abuse is hitting South Florida roads and highways. Increasingly, drugs such as oxycodone and alprazolam , commonly known as Xanax, are playing larger roles in traffic crashes.
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Drug Abuse: Health Highlights: July 21, 2011 – U.S. News & World Report

Drug Abuse: Health Highlights: July 21, 2011 – U.S. News & World Report


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Health Highlights: July 21, 2011
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Fewer Americans perceived a serious risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day in 2008-2009 than they did in 2007-2008, a nationwide survey by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released Thursday found.
Fewer people see heavy smoking as high risk: surveyReuters

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Drug Abuse: U.S. Campaign Aims to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse: U.S. Campaign Aims to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
SATURDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — In a nationwide campaign to prevent prescription drug abuse, accidental poisonings and overdoses, a coalition of U.S. medical, drug and law enforcement agencies is calling on consumers to routinely dispose of any expired and unused medications.
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Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse Treatment Rates on the Rise: U.S. Report
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U.S. Government (NIH) Endorses Alternatives to AA

Los Angeles (PRWEB) March 13, 2009

The U.S. government just announced newly revised guidelines, with the launch of its “Rethinking Drinking” website, regarding the consumption of alcohol.

The extensive site supports the concept of the viability of non-12 Step programs to help people stop drinking. According to Marc Kern, Ph.D., this new approach is a long awaited and beneficial change in the way the NIH (National Institutes of Health) approaches alcohol treatment and… Continue reading