Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse

Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse
Driving under the influence. Addiction. Illegal drug use. Death. All are outcomes of increased prescription drug abuse across Pennsylvania and America, said Sen. Bob Casey, who is backing two bills targeting it and the related trend of increased …
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Zimbabwe: Drug Abuse Leads to Mental Illness
More than half of the patients admitted at Zimbabwe’s mental health centres are cases associated with drug abuse, a research by the Health Professionals Empowerment Trust in Zimbabwe has found. According to the research, youths are the most vulnerable …
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Leisl Winter's tale: A story of overcoming alcohol and drug abuse
Liesl Winter is a different person than she was a few years ago. As a teen, Winter was sent to rehab for alcohol and drug use. Now she's a student at Salisbury University studying health sciences so she can help others be as healthy as they can be.
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White House official addresses Utah's prescription drug abuse problem
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has led the nation in prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths, and the state's pain pill problem has caught the attention of the Deputy White House Drug Policy Director who was in Salt Lake City Friday. “Our 22-year-old son …
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Study: Mass. teen drug abuse rate higher than rest of nation
The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released, shows 12.3 percent of Massachusetts youth ages 12-17 reported using illicit drugs within a month before being surveyed.
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