A Minute With Jay: Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse

A Minute with Jay: Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse – This week’s 1 minute video is on the importance of tackling prescription drug abuse in West Virginia. With one of the highest rates of prescription drug over…

Sentencing phase of Mario McNeill capital murder to get under way today

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Authorities said that Shaniya's mother, Antoniette Nicole Davis, handed over her child to McNeill to settle a drug debt and then falsely reported that she was missing from their residence at Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park off Murchison Road. The state …
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Drug Abuse Issue Not Going Away Anytime Soon

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The war on drugs started many years ago. There were campaigns all designed to have young and old alike just say “no” to drugs. Millions of dollars were spent on developing drug treatment centers with counselors whose task it was to educate people who …
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Portsmouth students join icy ocean plunge to fight drug abuse

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SEABROOK — Members of Portsmouth Middle School's “Dream Team” took a chilly plunge in the ocean Wednesday morning in support of Chucky's Fight against teen substance abuse. Chucky Rosa has been jumping in the ocean on a daily basis for years.
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State lacks 'prescription drug abuse strategy,' official says

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COLUMBIA — Prescription drug abuse is “epidemic” in South Carolina and the state has no systematic strategy to fight it, State Inspector Patrick Maley is reporting. According to Maley's report, obtained by GreenvilleOnline.com, the problem has been …
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