Lawmakers, Doctors Push for Electronic Prescription Drug Database
Lawmakers, doctors push for electronic prescription drug database
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… by Montgomery County Rep. Thomas Murt, would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for first and subsequent drug trafficking offenses involving significant amounts of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. House Bill 1298, by Bucks County Rep … Read more on The Intelligencer
Chillicothe to regulate meth-lab cleanups
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The proposal is patterned after legislation adopted in 2008 in Cuyahoga Falls in Summit County, an area that, mostly because of aggressive enforcement, has become Ohio's statistical hotbed of meth, a highly addictive and destructive home-brewed drug. Read more on Columbus Dispatch
Class Notes
Class Notes
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North Carolina high school students can help fight prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths by entering a video contest sponsored by Attorney General Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department of Justice. Cooper is partnering with the National Association … Read more on Durham Herald Sun
Ocean County Prosecutor Debuts Interactive Video To Educate Teens About …
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Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today released the first in a series of interactive videos aimed at educating high school and middle school students to the dangers of drugs. The video entitled “Right Turns” was produced at the direction of the Ocean … Read more on Patch.com
UPSO Arrests 6 in Separate Incidents
UPSO arrests 6 in separate incidents
Filed under: What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of Crack Cocaine Use
Roan was taken to Glenwood Regional Medical Center for treatment and was arrested Sunday. McKinley … In an early Friday morning incident, deputies arrested Darrell M. Fields, 48, of 120 Hubbard St., Bernice, on charges of false imprisonment, simple … Read more on Monroe News Star
Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US The Drug War
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Lawmakers Warn of Growing Heroin Problem
Lawmakers warn of growing heroin problem
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Lawmakers and a state substance abuse program are calling for $ 15 million dollars in additional funding for the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services in the 2014-2015 budget to combat what they call a growing heroin and prescription drug … Read more on Legislative Gazette
The Dr. Oz Show Recap: Inhaled Alcohol Fumes Are Toxic, Addictive (3/6/14)
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Why FDA Approval of Zohydro Is Controversial
Why FDA Approval of Zohydro Is Controversial
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This medication is used to treat people addicted to painkillers and alcohol. Additionally, Alkermes also gives financial backing to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, a group that represents experts in the field of substance abuse. Yet another … Read more on Guardian Liberty Voice
Paul and his mum sharing their experiences of overcoming alcohol addiction. – http://www.lifeprinciples.com Pauls mum looked us up on the internet in order to help her son Paul overcome his addiction to alcohol. Paul got a lot more the…
Does Anyone Here Really Believe Cannabis (“marijuana”) Should Still Be Illegal?
Question by beastap23: Does anyone here really believe cannabis (“marijuana”) should still be illegal?
With all the information we have today, and the discrepancy between the dangers of cannabis vs the dangers of prescription drugs, and fully legal drugs.
The main thing people say is the smoke is bad for you, well you can vaporize it or eat it.
I wanna see your mindset if you think it should be illegal, why do you feel this way? And what should the punishment be for getting caught with the plant?
Thanks Jessie. I just wanted to know how you think. well all i can say is do a little research. its not a hallucinogen, and its not physically addictive. Those are facts. But seriously thank you for not avoiding the question.
3 Minor Traffic Stops Lead to 3 Arrests on Crack Charges as Detectives Point …
3 Minor Traffic Stops Lead to 3 Arrests on Crack Charges as Detectives Point …
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Crack cocaine is selling from anywhere from $ 80 to $ 100 per gram locally. One possible reason for the increase: the crackdown on prescription drugs. “Since the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) went into effect over a year ago it has become … Read more on FlaglerLive.com
Rob Ford is in Los Angeles for the Oscars and Jimmy Kimmel: reports
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What Is Addiction?
What Is Addiction?
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As the death of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and the rise of overdoses in New England indicate, heroin continues to be a plague of both desperate poverty and tortured privilege. The abuse of prescription drugs is an even more widespread problem. Read more on New York Times
Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise – Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise Teen prescription drug abuse on the rise. ALBANY — We’re here to talk about prescription drug abuse and it is an ep…
Doctors Are Top Source of Prescription Drugs for Chronic Abusers
Doctors are top source of prescription drugs for chronic abusers
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But CDC researchers were puzzled by one aspect of the survey: It showed that prescription drug misuse had been flat in recent years, even as emergency room visits, treatment center admissions and overdose deaths involving medications all rose … Read more on Los Angeles Times
Free Drug Rehab Centers in Utah |Drug Addiction Rehab Centers – http://rehabcentersinutah.net Free Drug Rehab Centers in Utah offers detox, counseling, and more for alcohol, drug, and prescription drug addiction in reside…
Maloney to Hold Emergency Telephone Town Hall on Feb. 27
Maloney to Hold Emergency Telephone Town Hall on Feb. 27
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This past year, Maloney secured $ 625,000 for five local organizations to combat substance abuse. “I'm calling for all-hands-on-deck. The heroin epidemic in the Hudson Valley is killing our children, devastating our communities, and ripping apart the … Read more on Philipstown.info
Councilman looking to cutdown on drug abuse in Toledo
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