prescription drug abuse

Marijuana Legalization 'Not Sending a Good Message,' Drug Czar Says

Marijuana legalization 'not sending a good message,' drug czar says

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President Barack Obama's point man on drug policy made a quick stop in Portland this week, meeting privately with a wide range of community leaders to talk about Oregon's prescription drug abuse epidemic. But R. Gil Kerlikowske, the director of the …
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THE RETURN OF HYBRID HUMANS

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Natives Must Look Inward for Real Change

Natives must look inward for real change

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The question, however, on many of our minds is: What have these communities done to help themselves and their progeny escape the cycle of poverty, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse and joblessness? Why, for example, have government funds totalling …
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'I Hope Pak Can Open A Consulate In Amritsar… Look At US And China'

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Food Safety Rules Tied to FSMA May Be Ignored by Industry

Food Safety Rules Tied To FSMA May Be Ignored By Industry

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He isn't convinced that the act's mandate for more frequent inspections will change how many of the country's food facilities the FDA chooses to inspect — which is currently a small percentage. "It really comes down to whether you have enough agents …
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Indiana senator pushes bill to regulate pain clinics

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Conway Touts Kentucky Crackdown on Prescription Abuse

Conway touts Kentucky crackdown on prescription abuse

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Kentucky is making progress in curbing an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, Attorney General Jack Conway told political leaders from across the nation Tuesday. Conway briefed the National Governor's Association Policy Academy on Reducing …
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Kentucky, Indiana target problem of prescription drug abuse

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53 percent of the deaths were from prescription drugs, with the highest rates in eastern Kentucky. Meanwhile, Indiana officials gathered in Indianapolis Thursday to work on ways to curb the problem there. The National Institute on Drug Abuse says seven …
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Group Wants Private Prisons to Rehab Fla. Inmates

Group wants private prisons to rehab Fla. inmates

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A group with strong business ties urged Florida lawmakers to divert nonviolent felons into privately operated prisons for substance abuse and mental health treatment to cut costs and help prevent them from returning to crime when they are released. The …
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Expert believes medical community 'over-prescribing fuels drug epidemic'

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Govt Keen to Boost Drug Rehab Centres-Minister

Govt keen to boost drug rehab centres-minister

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The Government is committed to seeing drug addicts rehabilitated in centres which are conducive for such tasks, the minister for Science and Technology Professor Makame Mbarawa has said. He was speaking when Vodacom Foundation donated various …
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Stuart Schweigert wants to help Charles Rogers after drug, alcohol rehab

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SAGINAW, MI — A local judge and the National Football League Players Association aren't the only ones seeking to help Charles Rogers, the former Saginaw High School star athlete and former Detroit Lions wide receiver who is in rehab. Add Stuart …
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