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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Drug abuse screening bill OK’d by Indiana House
INDIANAPOLIS — A contentious bill to screen welfare recipients for drug abuse and limit residents to buy only “nutritional … can be bought through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. Recipients only would …
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Lawmakers designate dates for internship appreciation, drug abuse awareness
COLUMBUS — State lawmakers moved separate bills Wednesday aimed at drawing attention to work force and drug abuse issues. In the Ohio Senate, lawmakers signed off on SB 227, which would designate the second Tuesday in April as "Ohio Internship …
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Vt. drug–abuse film goes national
A poster for the Vermont drug-abuse documentary “The Hungry Heart” at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School in Townshend advertises the film's upcoming screenings throughout the state. Vermont filmmaker Bess O'Brien figured she was finished …
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