Maine Governor Paul LePage Thinks Lifesaving Anti-Overdose Medication Will …
Maine Governor Paul LePage Thinks Lifesaving Anti-Overdose Medication Will …
Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan
"The administration is committed to the prevention of drug abuse in this state, and to reduce the number of deaths as a result of drug overdoses," Nicholas Adolphsen, the department's director of legislative affairs, said at the hearing, held by the …
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High Hopes: NH Rolling Towards Legalizing Marijuana?
Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan
30, Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy, a self-confessed alcoholic, passionately urged the New Hampshire Legislature to reject legalization of marijuana in favor of more spending on substance-abuse treatment and youth education. Kennedy …
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Heroin abuse at 'epidemic' level in South Florida –drug report
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Deaths from heroin – now more potent and widely available than ever – rose 89 percent statewide from 62 in 2011 to 117 in 2012, with the problem reaching epidemic proportions in South Florida, according to a report by the National Institute on Drug …
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