prescription drug abuse

Collegiate Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Resources


Collegiate Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Resources – A short video highlighting prevention resources for college-aged adults.

 

Pa. Drug Abuse Summit Scheduled

Pa. drug abuse summit scheduled

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Deaths from prescription drug abuse are rising even as addiction experts step up efforts to educate people about the problem and lawmakers introduce legislation designed to alleviate it. Washington County on Thursday will host a summit on prescription … Read more on Tribune-Review

 


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Prescription Drug, Alcohol Abuse Facts Shared in Missoula

Prescription drug, alcohol abuse facts shared in Missoula

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MISSOULA – A community conversation focusing on prescription drug abuse and the effects it is having on our youth drew a packed house at the University of Montana on Tuesday evening. The topic of prescription awareness unveiled some scary facts about … Read more on KPAX-TV

 

Hawaii Teens Drug Abuse Facts

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Random Drug Testing Part 2


Random Drug Testing part 2 – DRUGS IN SCHOOLS Following its recent expose on drug deals in some bars in Metro Manila, Reporter’s Notebook now focuses on the rising cases of drug abuse in schools. The Dangerous Drugs Board revealed that about half a million kids aged fourteen and below were found out to be using illegal drugs. Recently, the government started implementing random drug tests in schools as a response to the problem. Human rights advocates are wary, however, as this procedure may infringe on the rights of the students. Are drug tests the solution or is this just a knee-jerk reaction to the problem of drug use in schools?

Parent, Sibling Military Deployment Raises Drug Abuse Risk in Teens

Parent, Sibling Military Deployment Raises Drug Abuse Risk in Teens

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Study results showed that youth, whose parents or siblings were deployed, were at 14 percent higher risk of abusing drugs than other people. Researchers found that military deployment of parents or siblings increased both recent and lifetime use of … Read more on Medical Daily

 

State Must Address Prescription Drug Abuse

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Drug Abuse at an All-Time High in Chandigarh

Drug abuse at an all-time high in Chandigarh

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The City Beautiful in 2012 witnessed a large number of cases registered under Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), most of which saw the involvement of the youth. UT police this year registered 67 cases under NDPS Act, which is much … Read more on Daily Pioneer

 

Waikato pair combat drug abuse in workers

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Girl Scouts Try to Earn Drug Abuse Awareness Badge at ETSU Pharmacy College

Girl Scouts try to earn drug abuse awareness badge at ETSU pharmacy college

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Jake Peters, second-year pharmacy student and committee chair for Generation Rx, said the group “focuses on prescription drug abuse and educating the community about what it is and how we can help ourselves and help those around us to avoid the … Read more on Johnson City Press (subscription)

 

Cocaine: The Addiction That Started as a jokePublish Date: Jan 21, 2013

Cocaine: The addiction that started as a jokePublish Date: Jan 21, 2013

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Charles Etukuri spoke to one addict who wasted his life on drugs. My journey down this path started with a puff on a cigarette after my Primary Seven just out of curiosity,” says Andrew (not real name). He is a drug addict currently recovering at … Read more on New Vision

 

How Drugs Are Transforming Sundance

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Prescription Drug Abuse Victims


Prescription Drug Abuse Victims – A video of young adults who died because of Prescription Drugs. Made this for a class. All pictures taken from The Partnership For a Drug Free America. www.drugfree.org

 

Editorial: Meth Report Offers Options for State Lawmakers

Editorial: Meth report offers options for state lawmakers

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After all, the state's prescription drug abuse problem is as alarming as the meth trade, and meth makers are notoriously crafty in finding ways around legal restrictions. Some states that have made pseudoephrine a prescription-only drug have seen … Read more on Knoxville News Sentinel