prescription drug abuse

Free Presentation Offered for Parents on Drug Abuse

Free presentation offered for parents on drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse

Members of NOPE — Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education — will share their own tragic stories as well as facts on prescription pill abuse, drug interaction, signs of substance abuse, addiction, parenting strategies and where to get help. The free …
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Lock Up Your Lethals campaign addresses prescription drug abuse and more

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Does Anyone Know of Any Good Sites With Statistics?

Question by Krissy: Does anyone know of any good sites with statistics?
I’m looking for statistics on teenage drug abuse in the US from either 2008 or 2009?

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VIPS honored at Drug Abuse Symposium reception

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VERO BEACH — Local officials, supporters and others on the front lines of fighting the drug abuse pandemic in Indian River County were honored at a reception prior to the recent Indian River County Drug Abuse Symposium. The reception was held at the …
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Faith Programs Target Drug Addiction

Faith programs target drug addiction

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Corwin said the six-year-old program focuses on intervention, education and support of individuals or family members affected by drug addiction in Crawford County. “I work with the courts and the jail and we try to get people the financing and …
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Profiles of Cape addicts in recovery: Corey Avery

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Feingold: What Causes Morning Sickness When Pregnant?

Feingold: What causes morning sickness when pregnant?

Filed under: Illinois Drug Treatment Centers

Symptoms vary from being mild to so severe that about 1% of pregnant women require hospital treatment. The theories concerning its cause range from too much estrogen to an evolutionary trait that protects the fetus from various toxins that could be …
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Health Calendar

Filed under: Illinois Drug Treatment Centers

Rx Drug Take Back Day Prevents Abuse

Rx drug take back day prevents abuse

Filed under: drug abuse

OKALOOSA CO., Fla. (WALA) – The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, are giving residents the opportunity to prevent prescription pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, …
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Drug disposal program aimed at opioids, heroin addiction

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“Our law enforcement professionals recognize the steady growth of prescription drug abuse in the community, particularly among our youth. We have seen time and again that addiction often begins with minors stealing powerful narcotics from their parents …
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How Will Drug Treatment in New Jersey Be Affected if Across the Board Budget

How will Drug Treatment in New Jersey be affected if across the board Budget

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

Alcohol Health & Research World reported findings that 50 percent of the costs of alcohol and drug abuse treatment are offset within one year by subsequent reductions in medical costs by the affected family, and not just the primary patient. Costs …
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David Sheff explores addiction and offers solutions in his new book 'Clean'

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