Prescription Medication Abuse, Dr. Reef on Awareness & Treatment (CNN)
Prescription Medication Abuse, Dr. Reef on Awareness & Treatment (CNN) — Prescription Medication Abuse – Dr. Reef, founder and Medical Director of The Control Center, discusses tackling addiction in America on CNN. Connect with Dr…
Witness says Baldi was known as pill source
[rewrite]Thiel said he'd been ticked off to see how easily his brother obtained prescription drugs, such as hydrocodone, to feed an obvious addiction. "I moved back here from Maui, Hawaii, and I'd been gone for about five years, and when I came back, all over …[/rewrite]
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Cape Police Report, 4/16/14
Cape police report, 4/16/14
[rewrite]A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of possession of marijuana and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. … Sierra N. Abernathy, 18, 1011 Ranney Ave., was issued a summons for damaging a clay pot, frame and pictures and a glass jar.[/rewrite]
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IPI not standing idle on journalists safety
[rewrite]We've pushed the Mexican authorities to improve security for media workers covering drug lords and organised crime," McKenzie … She said in Angola, journalists like Rafael Marques, who reported on high-level abuse of miners by government officials …[/rewrite]
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New Program Could Help Mend County's Prescription Drug Problem
New program could help mend County's prescription drug problem
[rewrite]Pulaski County could be next on the list for a North Carolina based program to combat deaths related to prescription drugs. That program is Project Lazarus, a non-profit, community based organization based in Wilkes County, N.C. They are dedicated to …[/rewrite]
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Senate tackles prescription drug abuse
[rewrite]Senate Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and ranking member Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Thursday announced the bipartisan Prescription Drug Abuse Working Group, and invited other …[/rewrite]
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Prescription Drug Abuse… Why?
Question by Ryan: Prescription Drug Abuse… why?
[rewrite]I just took 16mg of klonopin because I think my life sucks, but I make my life the way it is. So why is it that people like me think they can solve their problems with prescription drugs because in the end, a drug is like a crutch it helps you get around and the more you use it, the harder it is to walk without it, then when the crutch breaks, you are struggling to move until you get a new crutch. Sorry, I’m ranting. I know the dangers of the drugs I use, I know the benifits of the drugs I use, but in the end it is just not worth it, but i still do it. Why?
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4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (And Their …
4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (and Their …
[rewrite]4 Failed Attempts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse (and Their Unintended Consequences) Prescription drug abuse is finally showing signs of stabilizing. Some believe this gradual decline is the result of government efforts to crack down on the …[/rewrite]
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Miss. governor signs welfare drug-testing bill
[rewrite]If the answers show the possibility of substance abuse, the person will have to take a drug test. It the test is positive, the person would have to receive treatment to receive cash assistance. If the person tests positive for drugs after receiving …[/rewrite]
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Northern Highlands Students Hear From Recovering Addicts
Northern Highlands students hear from recovering addicts
[rewrite]Both Kristen and Patricia, recovering alcohol and drug addicts, said there was no place they'd rather be than speaking to Northern Highlands students about their experiences at an April 3 assembly. "If I can just reach out and make a difference … "I …[/rewrite]
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Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugs
[rewrite]As Massachusetts grapples with a surge in heroin overdoses, top elected officials urged residents Monday to scour medicine cabinets and remove unneeded prescription drugs that can act as a gateway to addiction. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and 10 members of …[/rewrite]
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