Prescription Drug Abuse Destroys Lives With Death and Crime
Prescription drug abuse destroys lives with death and crime
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Nationally, drug overdose death rates have more than tripled since 1990 and have never been higher, federal data show. Throughout the United States, 100 people die from drug overdoses each day. In 2008, more than 36,000 people died from drug … Read more on Scranton Times-Tribune
Medication abuse causes worry in US – The UN is to release a report on the fight against illegal drugs like cocaine, hallucinogens and heroin on Thursday. In the US, government surveys have found that hospital admissions for drug abuse have trippled in the past decade. However, it is the abuse of prescription medication that has begun to cause more worry in the US. Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports from Virginia, USA.
US Trains 40 Liberian Drugs Fighters
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The DEA boss promised his unflinching preparedness to keep the torch of DEA/Liberia and that of the United States burning especially, at a time when drug abuse has become the core of transitional crime against global peace and stability. "Let me assure … Read more on AllAfrica.com
Study: Rx-drug abuse falls in AZ to 6th-highest in US
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State officials pointed to that as evidence that their efforts to curb prescription drug abuse appear to be working in Arizona. "I would say that our efforts have really beefed up in the last two years, and in this year are even much stronger than they … Read more on Arizona Daily Star