Editorial: Curb Prescription Drug Abuse to Prevent Heroin Nightmare

Editorial: Curb prescription drug abuse to prevent heroin nightmare
No one can dispute the far-reaching effects of prescription drug abuse and its lethal path to heroin addiction. Overdose deaths are being reported at an alarming rate, and law enforcement officials are challenged with stopping the scourge.
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Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
I’m mad as hell, and I intend to do something about it. For years, I have been witness to the increasing availability of drugs to teenagers in the U.S. I have gone on the air and in print calling for parents to be more aware of drug abuse …
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Prescription drug abuse an all-too familiar story
Prescription drug abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions in Indiana and nationwide. Every 25 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from an overdose and prescription drugs are the most commonly abused substances after marijuana and alcohol …
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Drug abuse community forum
… held across the state by DeWine. The attorney general hopes to set up a committee to review all the public forums from across the state and create new recommendations to curb drug abuse and prevent addiction across Ohio. Drug abuse community forum.
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Drug abuse is leading cause of custody loss in Ashtabula County
Drug abuse is one of the leading reasons parents are losing custody of their children, said Ashtabula County Children Services Board Executive Director Tonia Burnett. Burnett said the ACCSB has experienced a 41 percent increase in cases since 2010 …
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