Prescription Drug Abuse – It’s Not What the Doctor Ordered
Prescription Drug Abuse – It’s Not What The Doctor Ordered
ATLANTA, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2012, “Overdose deaths involving prescription opioid analgesics, which are medications used to treat pain, have increased to almost 17,000 …
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Fight Drug Abuse by Turning in Excess Pills
Fight drug abuse by turning in excess pills
Local law enforcement agencies are teaming up with the Drug Enforcement Administration to help rid homes of unwanted or unused prescription drugs. The 8th National Prescription Drug Take-back Day will be held Saturday, April 22. Collection sites are open …
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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a “crisis” or a “serious problem” in the U.S. That number hasn’t changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is… Continue reading
Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse on the Rise
Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse on the Rise
The growing alarm to drug abuse is nothing new, but as the number of deaths rise in Fairfield County, Norwalk officials are warning the community of what has become not only a state-wide epidemic, but a local emergency. State-wide drug-related deaths have… Continue reading
Intervention Centers Wilmington NC | Addiction Recovery Centers in Wilmington | Detox Wilmington NC
Intervention Centers Wilmington NC | Addiction Recovery Centers in Wilmington | Detox Wilmington NC — http://wilmington.alcoholicrehabilitation.net/intervention-centers-wilmington-nc Addiction Treatment Centers in Wilmington, taught addict about the disease o…
This week in crime: Wilmington man charged with assault on elderly man …
Grimes. Ronald Sydney Grimes, 40, was arrested Tuesday, charged with… Continue reading
Blurred Lines? Sexual Boundaries Are Not Really All That Blurred
Blurred Lines? Sexual boundaries are not really all that blurred
Graham is also affiliated with Western University in Ontario, and Curtin University in Australia. "As noted recently by President Obama, sexual assault continues to be a pervasive problem in our society," added Jeanette Norris, a senior research …
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Police Raid Drugs Dens in Notorious Denaby Court Flats Off Holderness Road in …
Police raid drugs dens in notorious Denaby Court flats off Holderness Road in …
Ann Hodges, chairman of the Denaby Court Residents' Association, highlighted the problem by creating a shocking "wall of shame" including pictures of discarded needles, abandoned drug paraphernalia and blood-splattered walls. She displayed the images …
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Heroin, Drug Abuse Topic of Attorney General Forum
Heroin, drug abuse topic of attorney general forum
Heroin in Ohio is ”about as easy to get as pizza,” said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, whose office is trying to get in front of the the killer drug, in part, by crossing the state to speak with people about their… Continue reading
Heroin, Drug Abuse Topic of Attorney General Forum
Heroin, drug abuse topic of attorney general forum
Heroin in Ohio is ”about as easy to get as pizza,” said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, whose office is trying to get in front of the the killer drug, in part, by crossing the state to speak with people about their… Continue reading