Marin Parents Who Lost Children to Prescription Drug Abuse Join New Task Force – Marin Independent Journal
Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force – Marin Independent Journal
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Marin parents who lost children to prescription drug abuse join new task force
Marin Independent Journal Three members of Marin County's new Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force know all too well how deadly the seemingly innocent bottles in the medicine chest can be. Britt Rosenmayr's son Jason, overdosed on heroin on Sept. 18, 2010, two days before his … |
Know everything about signs of drug abuse and addiction – Houma Courier
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Know everything about signs of drug abuse and addiction
Houma Courier The initial decision to take drugs is mostly voluntary. However, when drug abuse takes over, a person's ability to exert self control becomes seriously impaired. Brain imaging studies from drug-addicted individuals show physical changes in areas of the … |
Lancaster coroner: Prescription drug abuse an “epidemic,” caused 46 deaths … – Lancaster Newspapers
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Lancaster coroner: Prescription drug abuse an “epidemic,” caused 46 deaths …
Lancaster Newspapers Yet, officials say, prescription drug abuse kills more people in Lancaster County than cocaine and heroin — by far. "There is an epidemic of prescription drug abuse," said Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, county coroner and a longtime family doctor. That's … |
Casey backs bill to combat R x drug abuse – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
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Casey backs bill to combat R x drug abuse
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader M., would mandate new training for prescribers, establish grants to educate residents on the dangers of prescription drug abuse and promote safe medication disposal. It would require pharmacies to enter opioid prescriptions into a database and doctors … |
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