The Deadly Hold of Prescription Drug Abuse: Opinion

Published October 31, 2013

The deadly hold of prescription drug abuse: Opinion
Instead, prevention should be the focus: dramatically reducing the number of people who become addicted in the first place. In New Jersey, 7,238 people were admitted to state-licensed substance-abuse facilities in 2011, a threefold increase over the …
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Q&A: Ohio's prescription drug abuse problem growing
Erin Winstanley, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine assistant professor, is working to increase awareness of the national prescription drug abuse epidemic and highlight the importance of not only abuse prevention, but also addiction treatment.
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Students urged to spread message about drug abuse
Students wanting to find out how to submit a PSA for consideration can visit the attorney general's prescription drug abuse prevention page at http://ag.ky.gov/rxabuse . Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be …
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Teens working to prevent drug and alcohol abuse in Robeson County
Palmer Prevention is a private nonprofit agency, established in 1992, whose mission is to prevent and reduce drug and alcohol abuse. To combat abuse, students are starting more after-school activities and clubs to keep youth occupied. They are being …
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