Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis
Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
MONTPELIER, Vt. –Twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie Montagne grew up in St. Albans, Vt., the picture of an all-American girl. But behind the smiles, from the age of 17, she hid a drug addiction. Montagne says that at first, she smoked marijuana. Asked what …
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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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Drug abuse screening bill OK’d by Indiana House
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A contentious bill to screen welfare recipients for drug abuse and limit residents to buy only “nutritional” foods with food stamps is moving forward. State representatives voted 71-22 in favor of the bill Tuesday. The bill would …
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