Prescription Drug Abuse Becoming Bigger Issue

Prescription drug abuse becoming bigger issue
ILLINOIS — Prescription drug abuse is an ongoing problem in Central Illinois. ILLINOIS — Prescription drug abuse is an ongoing problem in Central Illinois. Getting money to help abusers fight the habit is getting harder. Drug prevention experts say, over …
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Drug abuse dangerous – no matter where you are
We must continue determined anti-drug enforcement and uphold our zero-tolerance stance towards drug abuse. The NCADA’s 2013 Youth Perception Survey has shown that while our youth view drugs and drug abuse negatively, the older ones are more likely to …
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Physician: Drug abuse common in ER setting
Heroin by far is the most dangerous illegal drug being abused, Wilkerson said, and emergency physicians see “clusters” of overdoses. Because the strength of any given ingestion of heroin can … causes overdoses, and sometimes death …
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How to deal with alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace
Abuse of alcohol and drugs in the workplace is a reality that employers cannot afford to overlook. According to a 2008 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than 70 percent of the admitted drug and alcohol abusers in …
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Parents talk children's drug use
Two themes emerged during a town hall meeting Wednesday in Sylvania about prescription drug abuse and heroin use. No one starts out to become an addict. And parents are reluctant to admit their child's addiction. “I don't think any of us parents wants …
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Substance Abuse Counselor Who Drove 2 Miles With Dying Man On Windshield
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A substance-abuse counselor who drove 2 miles through a Los Angeles suburb with a dying man on her windshield faces a maximum prison term of 45 years to life at her sentencing scheduled for Wednesday. A jury last month found …
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