prescription drug abuse

LGUs Urged to Implement AntiDrug Abuse Councils

LGUs urged to implement AntiDrug Abuse Councils

Filed under: anti drug abuse

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has urged local government units in Eastern Visayas to strengthen the implementation of their Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Adac) which gives priority to preventive or educational program, rehabilitation or … Read more on Sun.Star

 


Natural High 3 :: ANTI DRUG ABUSE VIDEO – This is a clip from the highly proclaimed Drug Prevention DVD, Natural High 3. It contains powerful anti drug messages from Switchfoot, Mya, POD, and Darrin Henson, choreographer to Britany Spears, Backstreet Boys, Michael Jackson and more! The Natural High DVDs were created to break the culture and stigma of drugs and alcohol amongst youth. For more information check out www.naturalhigh.org or www.sundtmemorial.org.

Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing Among Teens – Alvarado Hospital


Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing Among Teens – Alvarado Hospital – A recent study suggests that one in five teens are AT RISK for prescription drug abuse. Alvarado Hospital’s Dr. Kevin Kelly, emergency medicine, talks about warning signs that your teen may be abusing prescription drugs.

 

Electronic Gambling: £1.5bn Staked in Welsh Bookies and Casinos

Electronic gambling: £1.5bn staked in Welsh bookies and casinos

Filed under: The Dangers Of Crack Cocaine

Fairer Gambling, which lobbies for more regulation, described the machines as the "crack cocaine" of the industry and called for better regulation. But the Association of British Bookmakers denied there was a problem. Fixed Odds Betting Terminals … Read more on BBC News

 

Trespassing, false imprisonment, assault – Bridgeton Police Blotter

Filed under: The Dangers Of Crack Cocaine

Brooke Mueller Admits to Prescription Drug Abuse


Prescription Drug Abuse Destroys Lives With Death and Crime

Prescription drug abuse destroys lives with death and crime

Filed under: drug abuse in the united states

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

 


Pam Bondi Releases Final Report by Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse

Pam Bondi Releases Final Report by Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

Create an immunity provision in Florida law for pregnant woman seeking prenatal care or substance abuse treatment. 7. Create a toolkit to help communities establish and maintain Substance Exposed Newborn Workgroups. 8. Work with federal agencies to … Read more on Sunshine State News (blog)

 

Federal grant increases substance abuse treatment access

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

Accident Leaves Windsor Snowboarder in Coma

Accident leaves Windsor snowboarder in coma

Filed under: drug abuse pictures

… please, avoid personal attacks and keep your comments respectful and relevant. If you encounter abusive comments, click the "X" in the upper right corner of the comment box to report spam or abuse. The Star is Using Facebook … Sinclair sentenced … Read more on Windsor Star

 


SPECIAL REPORT: Prescription Addiction

SPECIAL REPORT: Prescription addiction

Filed under: cocaine information for kids

It is estimated that nearly 30,000 Americans will die from prescription drug abuse and overdoes this year – cocaine and heroin combined. And it will kill more people than car accidents. … Oklahoma has a statewide network that alerts health officials … Read more on KOAM-TV

 

Second Boston headmaster under scrutiny

Filed under: cocaine information for kids

Stop to Prescription Drug Abuse—America’s Fastest Growing Epidemic


Teen Joins Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force

Teen joins Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force

Filed under: news about drug abuse

Hillman explains, "I'm sick of seeing my classmates having to go through that struggle of drug abuse and how it affects them." Hillman's job is to help the state better understand what is happening in the average high school. While the major drugs … Read more on CBS42

 


Ethnic Drug Abuse in Hong Kong – Hong Kong authorities have been battling a surge in the use of illegal drugs by young people, but officials are paying little if any attention to substance abuse among ethnic minorities.