COMMUNITY COMMENT: You Can Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
COMMUNITY COMMENT: You can help prevent prescription drug abuse
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Those are valid concerns, yet we need to alert parents of a parallel drug problem that also has taken root in Indiana and plagues Hoosier families: abuse of drugs that are legal with a prescription. Unfortunately our state is caught up in a national …
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Lawyer: Theft suspect has drug addiction
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Moffat County News Roundup for Sept. 29, 2012: National Prescription Drug Take …
Moffat County news roundup for Sept. 29, 2012: National Prescription Drug Take …
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The event is taking place in partnership with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which began to address concerns with prescription drug abuse among teenagers, according to a police department news release. Between 2010 and … Northwest Colorado …
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Ohio survey shows few issues with problem gambling before casino openings
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State Receives $3.6M Grant to Help Curb Underage Drinking, Drug Abuse
State receives .6M grant to help curb underage drinking, drug abuse
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See more stories at http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/topics/addictionepidemic. CONCORD – The federal government will boost programs to prevent alcohol and prescription drug abuse in New Hampshire with a multimillion dollar grant. The state Department …
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Victoria councillor reveals past struggles with alcohol
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30 Recovery Day, as part of their efforts to help eliminate the shame people often bear because of their addictions, even though they have long been clean and sober. That group approached Gudgeon about a week ago. “Addiction touches everyone and we, in …
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Drug Addiction?
Question by Just Wondering: Drug Addiction?
I am taking a class on Social Problems and we have to do a project on a certain social problem in our society. The topic I chose is drug addiction. I see this as a pretty bad social problem in the united states. I am trying to get some ideas on what causes drug addiction. What makes people want to try drugs. I know a lot of people try drugs out of curiousity or boredom or maybe stress. I don’t know because I do not use drugs. Anyways, any ideas or suggestions or anything please feel free.
Rep: Billie Joe Armstrong Headed to Treatment for Substance Abuse; Follows …
Rep: Billie Joe Armstrong headed to treatment for substance abuse; follows …
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NEW YORK — Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is headed to treatment for substance abuse. Sunday's announcement by the band's rep comes after the 40-year-old frontman had a meltdown onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday.
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Lucas County awarded .3M to treat juvenile drug abuse
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Recovered Addicts Show Support for Recovery Programs
Recovered addicts show support for recovery programs
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Hundreds of recovering drug addicts gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday afternoon to inspire addicts who have yet to seek treatment and to push the provincial government to support more addiction recovery programs. Carrying signs saying …
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The Effects of Prescription Drug Addiction Abuse – www.PrescriptionDrugAbuseHelp.com Taken from an emotional letter from a daughter to her mother in 2007, this video portrays how her mother’s prescription pill addiction affected their relationship as she became an adult. Through proper treatment and help she can end the abuse and get her life back.