Ohio House Passes Bill to Prevent Drug Abuse in Youths – New Carlisle News
Ohio House Passes Bill To Prevent Drug Abuse In Youths – New Carlisle News
Ohio House Passes Bill To Prevent Drug Abuse In Youths New Carlisle News Danielle Smoot, founder of Cole's Warriors, an organization aimed at preventing prescription drug abuse among teenagers, is very supportive of the bill, saying that she is very excited about the bill which she considers a step in the right direction to … |
Prescription drug abuse task force makes progress – Purdue Exponent
Prescription drug abuse task force makes progress Purdue Exponent In late December, the Indiana Attorney General's Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force made efforts to tackle the prescription drug abuse problem in Indiana, prevent abuse from happening and heal those already affected by it. Joan Duwve, chief medical … |
Philip Seymour Hoffman Death Could Point to RX Drug Abuse Link to Heroin – WAER
Philip Seymour Hoffman Death Could Point to RX Drug Abuse Link to Heroin WAER The death of Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in New York points to a possible link between heroin use and prescription drug abuse. Hoffman's cause of death has not been confirmed but authorities say both heroin and prescription painkillers were found with … |
Poll: Obesity overtakes drug use as top health worry about California's kids
In contrast, the percentage of Californians who felt drug use among children was one of the top two risks decreased from 49 percent to 43 percent. "These findings are a clear indication that there is a longstanding groundswell of concern among …
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Special Report: State spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is …
A drug intended to release addicts from the tyranny of heroin and painkillers is trafficked on the streets of Vermont alongside the very substances it was created to thwart. Taxpayer dollars are subsidizing the addiction habits of hundreds of …
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Announcement of drug abuse screening grant swerves into politics
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 questions …
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