Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis
Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
About 4,000 Vermonters are in drug treatment for opiates, such as Oxycontin and heroin … says she’s now clean and working at the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory. “In my addiction, I kept so many secrets, and I don’t have to do that anymore,” she says.
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Working Together to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Prescription drug abuse has become a national epidemic. The use of controlled substances has increased dramatically, with prescriptions for opioids jumping more than 300 percent between 1999 and 2010. Overdose deaths increased from 4,000 annually to 16,600 …
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The Jed Foundation, mtvU, And Macklemore Partner On Prescription Drug Abuse Campaign
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Jed Foundation and mtvU, with strategic support from the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, today debuted the next phase of “The Other Side,” a 12-spot video campaign featuring Grammy-winning artist …
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Putnam Students Learn Legal Consquences of Drug Abuse
project purple SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — Representatives from the Hampden County District Attorney's Office and local residents who have been convicted of drug offenses gave seniors at Putnam Technical Vocational Academy some real life advice …
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Macklemore talks about losing a friend to drugs, keeping his sobriety and more …
As much as the duo might be high on life (and Grammy fumes) right now, Macklemore has always been open about his past issues with substance abuse, and in a special , he talks specifically about losing a friend to addiction, and the advice he has for …
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