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Heroin, Drug Abuse Topic of Attorney General Forum

Heroin, drug abuse topic of attorney general forum
Heroin in Ohio is ''about as easy to get as pizza,'' said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, whose office is trying to get in front of the the killer drug, in part, by crossing the state to speak with people about their drug abuse concerns. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Feds launch Georgia tip line for prescription drug abuse
Federal authorities are launching a prescription… Continue reading

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Chilly Finish to the Week

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Chilly Finish to the Week
Today will be sunny but chilly with highs only in the low 50s, says First Alert Weather Meteorologist Marla Branson. Drug Rehabs – Yahoo News Search Results

Anti-Drug Success Comes in Communities Pulling Together, AG' Says in Warren

Anti-drug success comes in communities pulling together, AG' says in Warren
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine stood before about 125 people at his seventh Drug Abuse Town Hall, seeking input from invited panelists and the public. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Website Ranks CCU High on List of Drug, Alcohol Arrests

Website ranks CCU high on list of drug, alcohol arrests
Rehabs.com used data from 2010 to 2011 to determine which universities in the United States had the highest number of drug and alcohol arrests per every 1,000 students. Drug Rehabs – Yahoo News Search Results

Program Aimed at Reducing Drug Abuse in Berks Expands

Program aimed at reducing drug abuse in Berks expands
A program aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse in Berks County is expanding. Prescription drug collection boxes are now at police stations in Wyomissing, West Reading, Shillington and Bally. This means there are nearly two dozen boxes across Berks County where you can safely dispose of unused or unwanted medicine. "Frankly it's a win-win situation because we're seeing today a direct … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Meet Zohydro, the Drug People Are Afraid Will Be the New OxyContin

Meet Zohydro, the Drug People Are Afraid Will Be the New OxyContin
If all goes accordingly, doctors will be able to prescribe Zohydro, an easily-crushable pain pill 10 times stronger than Vicodin, next month. The potency of the drug combined with the United States's inability to curb its prescription drug abuse epidemic has doctors and addiction specialists worried about the drug's release into the market.  The main worry with Zohydro is the amount of… Continue reading