550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse –

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550-Pound Xanax Bust Highlights Rise In Prescription Drug Abuse

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Federal agents arrested two Dallas men Sunday after they watched them accept a shipment of 550 pounds of the drug Xanax, according to federal documents. Brandon Lynell Gardner and William Ian Brown face federal charges of 
DEA Addresses Increased Student Use of Prescription DrugNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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Vt.’s Shumlin tapped to co-lead drug abuse meeting – The Idaho Statesman

Vt.'s Shumlin tapped to co-lead drug abuse meeting
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MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin will co-lead a session for national governors about reducing prescription drug abuse. Shumlin, a Democrat, will be paired with Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, to lead this year's nationwide 
Prescription drug abuse focus of governors' winter meeting sessionvtdigger.org

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SALINE: Officials hold first meeting of drug abuse task force – Heritage Newspapers

SALINE: Officials hold first meeting of drug abuse task force
Heritage Newspapers
SALINE: Officials hold first meeting of drug abuse task force. Published: Tuesday, February 25, 2014. By Austen Smith [email protected]. Twitter: @AustenSmith31. Co-chairs for the Saline Community Addiction Task Force are Police Chief Larry Hrinik 

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Grant Hackett enters rehab: Australian swimmer seeks treatment for drug abuse … – The Independent


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Grant Hackett enters rehab: Australian swimmer seeks treatment for drug abuse
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It is the second time the swimmer has battled an addiction to the drug. In 2012, towards the end of his swimming career, he told the Sydney Daily Telegraph that he had a “heavy reliance” on the medication after first being given it by swimming officials.
Curse of Sydney 2000 Olympics: Grant Hackett latest Australian swimmer Daily Mail
Grant Hackett flies to US to admit himself into rehab for sleeping pill abuseHerald Sun
Broadcaster Alan Jones invokes the tragic death of Charlotte Dawson to warn Courier Mail

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Let's Not Sweep Substance Abuse Under the Rug — Again
College students are a notoriously high-risk population when it comes to substance abuse, no matter where they reside — dorms, fraternities, apartments, or co-ops. The Berkeley Student Cooperative (BSC) provides housing to more than 1,200 students …
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Fighting prescription drug abuse among wounded soldiers uneven, report says
Even after a dozen years of war, top Pentagon health officials have yet to impose uniform standards on fighting prescription medication abuse among troops wounded in combat, according to a Defense Department inspector general's report issued Friday.
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