The Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

The Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse – Global Solutions to Global Challenges-Part 3 Theme: The Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in the General Population, the Work Force, and the Crimina…

The Alarming Spread of Prescription Drug Deaths Across the US

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But a new series of maps published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that the problem has spread, and now reaches virtually every part of the country. … What we're seeing here is that over the decade-long period covered in the …
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Condemned serial killer on Missouri death row says he has remorse, is no …

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He said he does not believe the state should use a drug to execute him that is used to euthanize animals. “It's humiliating to put a person to death with a drug like that,” he said. “It's humiliating to put someone like me in the same category as an …
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West Virginia has the highest drug overdose mortality rate

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Even worse, West Virginia has the highest drug overdose mortality rate in the United States, with 28.9 per 100,000 people suffering drug overdose fatalities, according to a new report, Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic. It seems …
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