Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed
Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
I’m mad as hell, and I intend to do something about it. For years, I have been witness to the increasing availability of drugs to teenagers in the U.S. I have gone on the air and in print calling for parents to be more aware of drug abuse …
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Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse in Youth
prescription drug use comes in second just after marijuana for most used drugs. Not only does this lead to an increased risk of heroin use, it also leads to other troubling behaviors in teens, such as alcohol and other drug use. Each day more than 2,000 …
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Haley creates prescription drug abuse panel
COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina had at least 225 prescription drug overdose deaths in 2011, but the state hasn’t had a coordinated efforts to crack down on the problem. Gov. Nikki Haley wants that to change, and Friday she issued an executive …
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SALINE: Addiction Prevention Task Force approves mission statement …
SALINE — The Saline Addiction Prevention Task Force now has a mission statement and several community members willing to help address the substance abuse issues facing the community. The mission statement was approved during the task force's …
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Woman arrested for drug abuse in parked car: Brooklyn Police Blotter
Drug Abuse, Westbrook Drive: A Brooklyn woman, 61, was arrested after she was found smoking from a glass pipe in her car March 1. The car she was driving was reported weaving on Interstate 480, and officers found the car parked in the Westbrook …
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United Nations: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are "Not Beneficial"
Vienna, Austria – Today, a key working group of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the release of groundbreaking recommendations discouraging criminal sanctions for drug use. The Scientific Consultation Working Group on …
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