Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed

Published March 18, 2014

Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
According to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, deaths from drug overdose and abuse now exceed deaths from motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. The statistics revealed the first time that drugs surpassed …
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Lowering the Deadly Cost of Drug Abuse
As even quaint New England towns deal with desperate residents chasing their next hit of heroin, pain killers or other hard drugs, and with overdose deaths increasing, officials trying to stem drug abuse have begun to focus more on treatment …
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Prescription drug abuse an all-too familiar story
Drugs in the class include Xanax, Darvon and Ambien … Starting in January, doctors will have to run annual urine tests on patients prescribed opiates to ensure they are not taking other drugs without a prescription. This rule does not apply …
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Editorial: Curb prescription-drug abuse to prevent heroin nightmare
No one can dispute the far-reaching effects of prescription drug abuse in Pennsylvania and its lethal path to heroin addiction. Overdose deaths in this region and in the state are being reported at an alarming rate, and law enforcement officials …
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Govt urged to probe into drug abuse at FMFA
KUALA LUMPUR: A member of parliament today urged the government to investigate and conduct a detailed study on the drug abuse case at the Festival Future Music Asia 2014 (FMFA) concert last Saturday. Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) …
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