Drug–addiction Support Agency Opens New Office
Drug–addiction support agency opens new office
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SOLACE's new office space in Portsmouth, a city hard hit by the painkiller epidemic, was supported with $ 58,000 in federal grants awarded by the state's drug- and alcohol-addiction services agency. — Associated Press. Favorite; Print… Continue reading
When Use Becomes Abuse: Drug Abuse Is on the Rise and Most People Can Find a …
When use becomes abuse: Drug abuse is on the rise and most people can find a …
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Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an arm of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said 3 to 5 percent of people… Continue reading
Drug Addicts Make Most of Uncontrolled Sale of Cough Syrups
Drug addicts make most of uncontrolled sale of cough syrups
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NEW DELHI: Maharashtra has sounded alarm over uncontrolled sale of cough syrups, saying they were being misused to cater to young drug addicts. The state government …. Subscribe to the TimesofIndia.com. newsletters and become an… Continue reading
Families Host Forum on Prescription Drug Abuse
Families host forum on prescription drug abuse
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… and Lou Christiansen address a forum on the. Purchase Image. From left, Steven Salomone, Chris Rooney and Lou Christiansen address a forum on the rise in prescription drug abuse and addiction in local communities. / Marcela… Continue reading
Drug Addiction: AFGHANISTAN: Drug Addiction – a Growing Burden – IRIN
AFGHANISTAN: Drug addiction – a growing burden – IRIN
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KABUL, 21 April 2010 (IRIN) – Afghanistan’s production of opiates and hashish is increasingly hurting its own people as well as damaging the health of millions across the world, officials and experts warn. Over the past five… Continue reading
Drug Addiction: I-Team: Tax Dollars Funding Rx Drug Epidemic – NBC New York
I-Team: Tax Dollars Funding Rx Drug Epidemic – NBC New York
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Counselors who treat prescription drug addiction say some physicians amass large stables of patients precisely because they are known to be easy targets for drug-seeking addicts. “We’ve gone to law enforcement about doctors in our… Continue reading
Drug Addiction: Former NFL Player John Corker Beats Drug Addiction – United Press International
Former NFL player John Corker beats drug addiction – United Press International
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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 18 (UPI) — Former NFL linebacker John Corker has overcome a cocaine addiction and now works as a Fort Worth, Texas, city bus driver and a Salvation Army volunteer. Corker,… Continue reading