Vermont Faces Opiate Drug Abuse Crisis

Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
MONTPELIER, Vt. –Twenty-seven-year-old Stephanie Montagne grew up in St. Albans, Vt., the picture of an all-American girl. But behind the smiles, from the age of 17, she hid a drug addiction. Montagne says that at first, she smoked marijuana. Asked what …
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Drug abuse screening bill OK’d by Indiana House
A contentious bill to screen welfare recipients for drug abuse and limit residents to buy only “nutritional” foods with food stamps is moving forward. Police investigating a home burglary reported by an 89-year-old woman arrested her next-door neighbor …
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Minister Ambrose Co-Hosts Symposium on Prescription Drug Abuse
The symposium, co-hosted and moderated by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), focused on identifying actions to address prescription drug abuse under the three action plans of the National Anti-Drug Strategy: prevention, treatment …
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City of Philadelphia Wins 000 Grant to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
Philadelphia's “Too Good for Drugs” initiative won a $ 10,000 grant for 1st place large city category in the Safeguard My Meds Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Recognition Program. The grants are funded through a partnership between USCM and Purdue …
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