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Investigators Raid Narconon of Georgia

Investigators raid Narconon of Georgia — http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/investigators-raid-narconon-georgia/nXYzJ/ Updated: 8:58 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 | Posted: 4:11 p.m. Friday, April 2…


Which Drug is Your State Most Addicted to? America's Drug Problem, Mapped
[rewrite]The Obama administration has committed over $ 10 billion to drug education programs and support for expanding access to treatment. According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), prescription drug abuse is the country's …[/rewrite]
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Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles County

Calvert, St. Mary's and Charles County

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

28 county and state officials gathered to dedicate the Calvert County Substance Abuse Treatment Center. Calvert County Commissioners' President Gerald W. “Jerry” Clark [R] noted that prescription drug abuse in the county has had “an alarming rise.” …
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Celebrity Overdoses: Deaths Highlight Prescription Drug Epidemic

Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment

The number of infants born addicted to prescription drugs every year has also tripled in the past 10 years, to approximately 13,500, according to a report in the Journal of American Medical Association. In 2009, treatment of these drug-addicted babies …
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