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A Look Inside Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace (Video)

A look inside prescription drug abuse in the workplace (Video)

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Senior Reporter Angela Gonzales talks about prescription drug abuse in the workplace with two officials from Community Bridges Inc., a Phoenix substance abuse treatment provider. The March 22 edition of the Phoenix Business Journal takes an in-depth …
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Sobriety's High Price

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NC DOJ Sponsors Student Video Contest to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse

NC DOJ sponsors student video contest to fight prescription drug abuse

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina high school students are being given an opportunity to fight prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths by entering a video contest sponsored by Attorney General Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department of Justice.
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Talk to discuss teen drug abuse

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RYE — A former officer with the N.H. Attorney General's Drug Task Force will make a presentation tonight to help adults become aware of the real problems youth face with illegal drugs. Portsmouth resident Stephen J. Arnold has prepared a "modified …
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Prescription Drug Abuse a Prevalent Issue in Baton Rouge

Prescription drug abuse a prevalent issue in Baton Rouge

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They're working more closely with doctors and are taught to look for unusual quantities. Baton Rouge has numerous drug rehabilitation and detox centers. Jackson said the Baton Rouge Area Alcohol and Drug Center utilizes the 12-step program, but said …
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Medbox to Sponsor 2nd Free Educational Seminar in San Diego

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Safe Harbor Bill to PROTECT INFANTS Wins Passage in Senate Health and

Safe harbor bill TO PROTECT INFANTS wins passage in senate health and

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Carla Saunders, a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Advance Practice Coordinator for the Pediatrics Medical Group at East Tennessee Children's Hospital, told committee members their hospital is averaging about one baby per day born with NAS. … After …
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Senate passes Yager's infant care bill

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Does Dating Make Good Kids Turn Bad?

Does Dating Make Good Kids Turn Bad?

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Because there is a study for everything these days, the University of Georgia looked into the correlation between the frequency of dating among middle schoolers and their later habits regarding drug use, study skills, and drop-out rates. Over 600 …
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NYC's Bloomberg to keynote drug abuse summit

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Operation UNITE officials said Bloomberg has worked to reduce prescription drug abuse in New York – developing guidelines for the city's public hospitals banning long-acting opioid painkillers, limiting opioid prescriptions to a three-day supply, and …
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It Seems That More and More Parents Are Using Drug Dogs to Sniff Out Teens

It Seems that More and More Parents Are Using Drug Dogs to Sniff Out Teens

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We are especially seeing a jump since Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana. Many parents are getting proactive with the spike of teen and young adult heroin use in America. Teen addicts in treatment tell myteensavers that they never thought they …
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ROCKEFELLER: KEEPING PROMISE OF BUILDING BROAD APPROACH TO

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