Southwest Virginia Tops the Charts in Drug Abuse

Southwest Virginia tops the charts in drug abuse

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The U.S. Attorney's office released their research on what they found, concluding that southwest Virginia was particularly hard hit — we learned 85 percent of all drug cases in Lee, Scott, Wise and Dickenson counties involve prescription drugs. These … Read more on WCYB

Substance abuse: Prescription drug use targeted in national strategy

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Substance abuse: Prescription drug use targeted in national strategy. Canadian Centre on Substance … OTTAWA—Canada now has a national strategy to tackle the escalating prescription drug abuse crisis that has crippled so many families, communities … Read more on Toronto Star

Youth risk survey shows increased alcohol and drug use

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I really feel we're making a difference.” Luther said the coalition has many efforts under way to combat substance abuse. Alcohol and drug use among middle school students was down this year, and the sense of peer disapproval was higher than among … Read more on Marshfield News-Herald