Announcement of Drug Abuse Screening Grant Swerves Into Politics + Video
Announcement of drug abuse screening grant swerves into politics + video
BURLINGTON — Gov. Peter Shumlin’s announcement of a $ 10 million grant for substance abuse screening and intervention was hijacked by a litany of other issues. At a news conference Friday at the Community Health Center, reporters had few …
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In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot is Seen
With everyone from federal health officials to Queens doctors calling prescription drug abuse an epidemic, numerous efforts have been launched across the country to tackle the deeply embedded problem that has resulted in drug-induced fatalities …
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Heroin abuse: Shooting up
Dr Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at that National Institutes of Health, says such medications are the best drugs available for chronic pain, which, if untreated, can put people at a much higher risk of suicide. But she says …
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Drug abuse a problem in NM — The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is shining a light on drug abuse, which has been a major problem in New Mexico.
SALINE: First meeting for drug abuse task force to be scheduled soon
Others serving on the task force will include: Joel Benedeck, school social worker; Therese Doud, substance abuse coordinator for Washtenaw County Health; Trudy Driscoll, resident and former school board president; Ken Gilmore, senior pastor at …
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Florida crime lab chemist arrested on charges of selling stolen drug evidence
"Our battle against prescription drug abuse in Florida has been very successful over the last three years, and I will not tolerate any actions that compromise our continued success in ridding our state of this problem," Bondi said in a statement. 0 …
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