Drug-Related Deaths Increasing in Wisconsin

Published December 10, 2012

Drug-related deaths increasing in Wisconsin

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Nordstrom found a shift of legal prescription drug-related deaths surpassing those involving illegal narcotics. He says deaths from the synthetic drug methadone, which is used to treat heroin addiction skyrocketed from 10 in 1999 to 118 in 2008 …
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Needham Public Health Department offering guides on marijuana for residents

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Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. It is the number one drug of choice of youth who are in treatment for substance abuse, as reported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). According to the Metrowest …
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Home Affairs Committee Call For Drug Policy Examination

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Whilst it supported a number of steps the Government has taken in its 2010 drug strategy, it believes more needs to be done to comprehensively address the drugs problem in the UK. The report focuses on the need to 'break the cycle' of drug addiction …
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