Locking Down Prescription Drug Abuse by Tweens/Teens

Locking Down Prescription Drug Abuse by Tweens/Teens
We’ve all heard the horror stories of parents who have had to deal with a child struggling with addiction, stealing to support a habit, or perhaps worse, dying from an accidental overdose or drug-induced suicide. But the drug epidemic of this generation …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Sending More to Hospitals
TUESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations caused by accidental and intentional abuse of prescription sedatives, tranquilizers and other painkilling drugs has risen dramatically over the last decade, new research reveals. Hospital stays from an …
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Board honors students for drug abuse awareness
DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday recognized student efforts to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse. “This is the fourth year the prescription drug abuse student task force has been actively planning …
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Senate tackles prescription drug abuse
The Senate Health Committee is forming a working group to tackle the rising rates of prescription drug abuse, in the face of complaints about a recently approved painkiller that many say is highly addictive and easily abused. Senate Health, Employment …
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Drug abuse linked to uptick in children removed from homes
Roughly 65 percent of Perry and Muskingum County children who were taken from their homes in 2013 were removed because drug abuse in the home, directors of both children services agencies said. In homes where substance abuse was present, less …
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