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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Heroin, drug abuse topic of attorney general forum
Heroin in Ohio is ”about as easy to get as pizza,” said Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, whose office is trying to get in front of the the killer drug, in part, by crossing the state to speak with people about their drug abuse concerns. On Thursday …
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Economics of Drug Abuse — October 23-31 is National Red Ribbon Week, an initiative by the National Family Partnership to raise awareness of the impact of drugs on our communities. Man…
Heroin antidote saves lives, but critics fear supplying it to addicts will …
Supporters say the opportunity to save potentially thousands of lives outweighs any fears by critics that the promise of a nearby antidote would only encourage drug abuse. At least 17 states and the District of Columbia allow naloxone — commonly known …
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State Officials Rethinking Approach To Substance Abuse Treatment
BOSTON — Leaders across the branches of state government are in broad agreement that the state needs to increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment, with many saying there is a deficit of services and a lack of insurance coverage to …
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