Learning How to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Learning How To Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
(Oxford, MS) Medical professionals in North Mississippi met to learn about ways to curb prescription drug abuse. The Prescribe Drug Abuse Summit too place in Oxford Friday Morning. The event featured presentations, and lectures on topics like …
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Drug abuse dangerous – no matter where you are
RECENT reports of alleged drug abuse by Singaporeans overseas (“S’porean dies after collapsing at drug-hit Jakarta concert”, Tuesday; and “Six dead after drug overdose at KL music fest”, Sunday) are reminders that drug abuse is dangerous. The National …
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Prescription drug abuse becoming bigger issue
ILLINOIS — Prescription drug abuse is an ongoing problem in Central Illinois. ILLINOIS — Prescription drug abuse is an ongoing problem in Central Illinois. Getting money to help abusers fight the habit is getting harder. Drug prevention experts say, over …
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Drug Abuse PSA — Ed Mangano discusses the dangers of prescription drugs falling into the hands of children.


Surveys yet to show link between medical marijuana and teen drug abuse
"We cannot draw a clean link between medical marijuana and shifting drug usage rates,'' said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Surveys can be unclear because they rely on kids to honestly report their usage.
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Youth substance abuse problem tackled by Staten Island teens at all-day summit
Instead of sleeping in they chose to spend a full day Saturday trying to wrap their heads around one of Staten Island's biggest problems — substance abuse — prescription drug abuse in particular — among their peers — during the Tackling Youth …
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Faces of drug arrests: New anti-drug campaign shows mug shots of addicts over
A new anti-drug campaign called, “More Than Meth: Faces of Drug Arrests,” is gaining national attention for its startling imagery illustrating the physical decline of drug users over time, as evidenced in their mug shots. The campaign was created by …
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