Advocates in Wallingford Urge Action on Bill to Help Fight Drug Abuse – New Haven Register

Advocates in Wallingford urge action on bill to help fight drug abuse – New Haven Register

Advocates in Wallingford urge action on bill to help fight drug abuse
New Haven Register
House Bill 5372 is designed to assess drug treatment programs in Connecticut and representatives of two Wallingford groups fighting substance abuse in the community testified in favor of improving the state's response to the problem. Ken Welch

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Prescription drug abuse growing in India: UN report – Economic Times


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Prescription drug abuse growing in India: UN report
Economic Times
UNITED NATIONS: Prescription drug abuse is growing in India and the problem is serious in South Asia, according to a UN report which said drugs enter the region's illicit markets through various channels, being diverted from India's pharma industry and 
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Indy Counselor Cites Rising Drug Abuse Among Seniors – 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis


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Indy Counselor Cites Rising Drug Abuse Among Seniors
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Substance abuse currently affects about 17 percent of the senior population and by 2020, that figure is expected to double. Scott Watson of Heartland Intervention says alcohol and prescription drug abuse are the most prominent form of drug abuse in

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Sen. Bob Casey supports bill to combat prescription drug abuse in Pa. – York
With heroin and prescription opioid abuse apparently skyrocketing in York County and across the state, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., supports a national bill that lays out a response strategy. The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act would …
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Seminars set to discuss trends in student drug use
Community education seminars have been planned this month in Vinita, Claremore and Pryor to discuss trends in drug and alcohol abuse among students. Janice Steidley, district attorney for Rogers, Mayes and Craig counties, is partnering with educators …
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allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Drug Abuse Leads to Mental Illness
More than half of the patients admitted at Zimbabwe's mental health centres are cases associated with drug abuse, a research by the Health Professionals Empowerment Trust in Zimbabwe has found. According to the research, youths are the most vulnerable …
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