Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse Among Wounded Soldiers Uneven, Report Says
Fighting prescription drug abuse among wounded soldiers uneven, report says
Even after a dozen years of war, top Pentagon health officials have yet to impose uniform standards on fighting prescription medication abuse among troops wounded in combat, according to a Defense Department inspector general’s report issued Friday.
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To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse, Involve the School and Family
The illegal use of prescription drugs is on the rise, but efforts to stop prescription drug abuse through legislation and policing have proven ineffective. New research may offer some keys to solving this problem. As more people misuse prescription drugs …
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Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
A few weeks ago, I listened in disbelief as one of my patients told me about her grandson, who had been born prematurely and had been in the neonatal intensive-care unit for many weeks. Billy was diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a …
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Parents, teens attend documentary at LHS on prescription drug abuse
February 26, 2014 – A screening of a documentary last week at Lindbergh High School on prescription drug abuse among teenagers mostly drew a crowd of parents and teens who have been directly affected by overdose and addiction, but they said the …
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Overtaken Documentary (Edited) [Original Version] — Jodi Barber and Christine Brant have teamed up with Ashley Media to produce a documentary about the ongoing prescription pill epidemic in Orange County. In a…
Shelby Community Foundation donates 0 to drug–abuse prevention program
D.A.R.E. students learn about drug and alcohol abuse as well as other issues that impact elementary school children. Among those other issues are peer pressure, resistance strategies, bullying prevention, forming good friendships and handling stress.
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Shumlin tapped to co-lead drug abuse meeting
The NGA says that prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States and second only to marijuana as the most common type of drug abuse among teens. Shumlin and Sandoval were in Washington for an NGA meeting. Tweet.
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State Approaches to Prescription Drug Abuse
State Approaches to Prescription Drug Abuse. Members of the National Governors Association Health and Human Services Committee discussed state efforts to combat prescription drug… read more. Members of the National Governors Association Health …
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