Hen-Hud Holds Heroin, Prescription Drug Abuse Forum

Hen-Hud holds heroin, prescription drug abuse forum
In response to a growing number of heroin and other drug abuse fatalities, Hendrick Hudson schools Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter and Cortlandt Supervisor are holding a workshop on “Prescription Drugs and Heroin: What Our Community Needs to …
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Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
In Tennessee, we face an epidemic of prescription drug abuse. We are second per capita nationally for overuse of these medications. Consider these alarming statistics: In 2010, on average, for each adult across … How can we protect Tennesseans …
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National Governor’s Association focuses on prescription drug abuse
WASHINGTON — As part of the National Governors Association’s ongoing effort to help states reduce prescription drug abuse, findings from the Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction Policy Academy were the focus of the Health and Human Services Committee …
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Prescription drug abuse focus of governors’ winter meeting session
WASHINGTON — As part of the National Governors Association’s (NGA) ongoing effort to help states reduce prescription drug abuse, findings from the Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction Policy Academy were the focus of the Health and Human …
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The prescription drug abuse epidemic — The Centers for Disease Control says more people today are overdosing from legal drugs than from illegal drugs. MTV is taking a look at this epidemic in the …


DEA using texting to fight prescription drug abuse
Georgia is one of the first states in the country to try the texting effort. The city of Philadelphia is also experimenting with the program. Agents hope it will become a successful weapon to fight the war on prescription drug abuse, a war they feel …
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