Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment public hearing in Holyoke
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP)- In January the state Senate formed a special committee to study drug addiction and treatment options in Massachusetts. In March Governor Deval Patrick declared a public health emergency as the number of opiate related deaths …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey
TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids — have abused these medications.
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Portman Joins Jackson County Residents in Townhall Focused on Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
PoliticalNews.me – Apr 28,2014 – Portman Joins Jackson County Residents in Townhall Focused on Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) participated in a townhall meeting hosted by the …
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'Your Voice, Your Vote:' Prescription drug abuse
Former Oregon U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton, who is now CEO of Lines of Life, a nonprofit agency that works to prevent substance abuse and suicide; Dr. Sharon Meieran, an emergency room physician; and Sarah Pierce, who was addicted to painkillers, join …
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Petition seeks Haslam's veto of prenatal drug use bill
The veto push is the latest in what has been a fierce debate the past three years about what to do to stem the rising number of babies born drug-dependent. Abuse of prescription painkillers has fueled a tenfold increase in such births in the past …
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