Teenage Prescription Abuse – CAPMINDER.mp4

Published February 27, 2013

Teenage prescription abuse – CAPMINDER.mp4 – If your teenagers were experimenting with your prescription drugs… WOULD YOU KNOW?

Illegal drug use on the rise in Africa

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

An international conference on drug abuse in Kampala is hoping it can help reverse this trend. According to UN statistics 37,000 people in Africa die annually from diseases associated with the consumption of illegal drugs. The UN estimates there are 28 …
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Boca Raton Psychiatrist Charged With Trafficking Oxycodone

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

Dr. Cocores is a psychiatrist who specializes in drug abuse treatment and opiate addiction at his practice, Southcoast Psychotherapy & Education Associates, Inc., 5301 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton. Detectives established an undercover (UC) officer …
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Officials: W.Va. pill users turning to heroin

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Scott Masumoto of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration cited state health statistics that more than 152,000 West Virginians have an addiction to prescription medication — more than 8 percent of the population. … As part of a crackdown on pill …
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