Community Coalition Confronts Prescription Drug Abuse
Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse accounts for about 45 percent of all overdose deaths, which is more than heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs combined, according to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Those at the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse …
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Legislation could reduce doctor shopping in Oklahoma
AN effort to reduce doctor-shopping and associated prescription drug abuse has encountered a roadblock in the Legislature. Opponents say they are concerned the bill micromanages physicians and could have unintended consequences. These arguments …
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Doctor: Prescription drug abuse can affect anyone
NEW BEDFORD — The face of prescription drug abuse could be anyone, not just a junkie or a prostitute working the streets, said an anesthesiologist and former addiction specialist. “It could be anyone in this room. There is no stereotype …
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Intervention S04-E04 Brooke – Prescription drug abuse 01/03 — Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lone-Tiger/254718051656 Brooke suffers from chronic pain and doctors have never been able to find a diagnosis. Her…
Warrior's Death Is NOT Shocking Wrestlers 'Roll the Dice With Their Lives'
Cowherd didn't specifically accuse Warrior of drug abuse — but said it's something that nearly all wrestlers acknowledge. Colin went on to compare wrestling to pro baseball — saying, "You think baseball season is long? There's is double and they don …
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Drug abuse and child protection
Colorado Senate bills 177 and 178 would make it a crime for a person to create a situation or unreasonably permit a child to be placed into a situation in which the child is "drug endangere.d," They would not necessarily criminalize parents for having …
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Parents Warn About Synthetic Drug Use in Collin County
Grace Raulston, a substance abuse counselor at the Collin County Substance Abuse Program, told NBC 5 the prevalence of the synthetic drug has grown enormously over the past five years. Today, she said, out of every 10 juveniles who enter her doors, two …
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