White Bear Mother Recounts Drug–use Hell

White Bear mother recounts drug–use hell

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"If you remove the shame and stigma of addiction, people start to see it as a disease," DeGree said. "My whole goal is to be open and honest — to be really honest — in case anyone else is going through the same thing. Drug addicts aren't bad people … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country Lamar Associates – Indian Country Training, a division of Lamar Associates, 100 percent Native American owned Professional Training and Technical Assistance company. Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country continues to increase and in some Tribal communities eclipse the methamphetamine crisis. This interview took place on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation with Agnes and Patricia Devereaux, sisters to Rita Devereaux who died of a prescription drug overdose in 2005. The sisters agreed to the interview conducted by Walter Lamar, a cousin to the Devereaux family and enrolled Blackfeet Tribal Member.

Drug drop-off coming to police station

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug abuse is now officially an epidemic in this country. So after participating in a nationwide one-day drug drop-off program, the Georgetown Police Department has just been … Read more on Wicked Local

Prescription drug abuse conference set in SW Va

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Heaphy says the conference's goal is to raise awareness of the social, economic and other costs of prescription drug abuse and develop recommendations to combat the problem. In July 2011 an educational forum on prescription drug abuse was held in … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle