Maine Governor’s Backwards Ideas on Drug Abuse Will Kill More People
Maine Governor’s Backwards Ideas on Drug Abuse Will Kill More People
Since the death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the press has refocused the spotlight on the crisis of heroin addiction. The New York Times published a feature highlighting all the “no-names who passed away” from heroin use, and recovering heroin addict …
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Drug abuse threatens Punjab’s population
The Indian state of Punjab is in the grip of a drug abuse crisis. Surveys indicate that more than half of all rural households are home to at least one drug addict, a problem most severe along … We are doing our best but I know the problem is serious …
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Prescription drug abuse task force makes progress
… drug abuse on college campuses It has been found that college students misuse prescription drugs more than their same-aged peers who do not attend college. Purdue is no exception. Stephen McCaffrey, president and CEO of Mental Health America, member …
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Data shows prescription drug abuse problem
NORMAN — Oklahoma pharmacies filled nearly 10 million prescriptions for narcotic painkillers and other controlled … to deter “doctor shopping” by allowing doctors to see every narcotic prescription filled by a patient during the previous 12 months.
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In US, an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse —
York County optometrist, former staff member charged in prescription drug …
YORK TWP. — A former optometrist and a former staff member were arrested Friday in York County after the state Attorney General's office said they were involved in prescription drug fraud. Dr. David Wagers, 43, of Palmyra, was charged with two felony …
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Court told prescription drug abuse a problem at Winchelsea
The Supreme Court has heard abuse of the prescription drug, OxyContin, is a big problem for a small community west of Geelong. Matthew Drayton, 24, of Winchelsea, is on trial for the murder of Robert Colenso. Drayton's lawyer told the court his client …
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