The government is right to crack down on prescription opioid abuse
The government is right to crack down on prescription opioid abuse
Mr. Holder usefully, if implicitly, rejected this criticism, noting that increased heroin abuse is a “symptom of the significant increase in prescription drug abuse that we’ve seen over the past decade” — in other words, addicts began turning to… Continue reading
Chris Pine Charged With Drunken Driving In New Zealand
Chris Pine Charged With Drunken Driving In New Zealand
New Zealand Police said in a statement that a 33-year-old American man was charged March 1 with driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit. The blood-alcohol … Police charged him with domestic abuse and disturbing the peace. Booking …… Continue reading
Drug Abuse Costs Employers $81 Billion Per Year
Drug Abuse Costs Employers Billion Per Year
According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc. (NCADD), drug abuse costs employers $ 81 billion annually. Some 70 percent of the estimated 14.8 million Americans who use illegal drugs are employed, and workers who report …
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Could Arizona legalize marijuana? Two groups want issue on ballot
Could Arizona legalize marijuana? Two groups want issue on ballot
When Scott Cecil wound up facing a felony charge for possessing marijuana for his own use, he started to think the so-called war on drugs was targeting the wrong people. “It really made me realize there are hundreds of thousands… Continue reading
Prescription Drug Abuse Increases Drastically in 20 Years: Painkiller Use Stabilizes
Prescription Drug Abuse Increases Drastically in 20 Years: Painkiller Use Stabilizes
After an increase of opioid prescriptions that went from 76 million to 210 million over a 20-year span, researchers believe that the prescriptions and consumption of these painkillers have finally stabilized. Like Us on Facebook The results …
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