Community Coalition Confronts Prescription Drug Abuse

Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse accounts for about 45 percent of all overdose deaths, which is more than heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs combined, according to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Those at the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse …
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Doctor: Prescription drug abuse can affect anyone
NEW BEDFORD — The face of prescription drug abuse could be anyone, not just a junkie or a prostitute working the streets, said an anesthesiologist and former addiction specialist. “It could be anyone in this room. There is no stereotype …
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Fighting our drug abuse problem goes beyond arrests
Recently, there has been a push by the local drug task forces to try and relinquish the hold of drugs and drug monies on the Mid-Ohio Valley. Our papers have been littered and our local evening news, almost daily, holds the headlines of another drug bust …
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Community expresses concerns about drug abuse
LIMA — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine conducted a drug abuse community forum at Lima Community Church in Lima Monday to hear the community's concerns about drug abuse. The meeting gave community members an opportunity to discuss drug …
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