2012 Documentary Release – “Prescription Drug Epidemic: A Coalition’s Journey”

Published April 15, 2013

2012 Documentary Release – “Prescription Drug Epidemic: A Coalition’s Journey” – Documentary on a rural communities experience with the enormous surge in prescription drug deaths in Southwest Virginia. Appalachian Substance Abuse Coalitio…

Deaver Shattuck, MD, past chief of staff for Blount Memorial Hospital, speaks …

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

The program provided a panel of experts and presentations by law enforcement, pharmacy, health, drug court, treatment and prevention experts, among others with expertise in the substance abuse field. “I really have been on the front lines,” said Deaver …
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Painkiller fever in the Poconos

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

In a survey conducted by Use No Drugs, a comprehensive national directory of drug addiction treatment centers and counseling services, 13 percent of Mount Pocono residents who responded said prescription drugs were their most common first drug …
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