Drug Addiction in Punjab, India.

Published August 10, 2013

Drug addiction in Punjab, India. –

Local Voices: Karen Pershing: Address violence behind drug abuse

Filed under: drug addiction

When digging deeply into the complex issues surrounding the current prescription drug epidemic, have we stopped to ask ourselves, “Why is our society so susceptible to addiction?” Pharmaceutical sales data show 70 percent of the world's narcotics are …
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Vermont receives almost M to fight drugs

Filed under: drug addiction

According to state officials, Vermont's funds will be distributed through 2018 to help identify, reduce and prevent alcohol and illicit drug abuse. The focus of will be on early screening and intervention. The project is focused on young adults between …
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Strategies make an impact on abuse of prescription drugs

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Kentucky is seeing some evidence that steps taken to combat the illicit use of prescription drugs are having an impact. Gov. Steve Beshear recently touted two measures that he said showed legislation passed last year was working. One was a decline in …
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