Beshear claims progress on prescription drug abuse

Published July 28, 2013

Beshear claims progress on prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug addiction treatment statistics

House Speaker Greg Stumbo said in a statement that the next step is to improve access to drug treatment, so abusers "can truly escape this deadly cycle once and for all." Eastern Kentucky prosecutor Brent Turner said the statistics were encouraging …
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At Rio hospital, pope offers drug addicts an embrace and a challenge

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Pope Francis addressed a group of recovering drug addicts in a working-class neighborhood of Rio, offering them a message of compassion and hope as well as a call to self-determination. At the Hospital of St. Francis of … During his …
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Prescription abuse on the rise

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Preteens, teenagers and young adults are especially at risk, though federal statistics indicate that those ages 65 and older are also at increased risk of misuse. A 2011 Youth Risk Behavior survey of a group of high school students found more …
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