Ind. Health Officials: Prescription Drug Abuse Is an Epidemic – WRTV Indianapolis

Ind. health officials: Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic – WRTV Indianapolis

Ind. health officials: Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic
WRTV Indianapolis
In 2002, Irsay admitted that he was addicted to painkillers. Dr. Joan Duwve, chief medical officer for the State Department of Health, said that Monday's incident is a chance to bring awareness to Indiana's prescription drug abuse problem. In 2011

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New council to address prescription drug abuse, over-prescribing doctors in … – Charleston Post Courier

New council to address prescription drug abuse, over-prescribing doctors in
Charleston Post Courier
Members of Gov. Nikki Haley's new prescription drug abuse task force acknowledge that other nearby states, including Georgia, Florida and Kentucky, have been tackling painkiller addiction more aggressively than South Carolina has done. "Once (other 

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Stop drug use – The Virginian-Pilot

Stop drug use
The Virginian-Pilot
I thank God for our dedicated police officers and Coast Guard members who work to stop drugs from coming into our country. Health care providers should spend their efforts on trying to stop people from doing drugs, which do far more damage to the body
Marijuana and the criminal justice-prison industrial complexTwin Cities Daily Planet (blog)

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Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate – Patch.com

Monmouth County On List Of 7 With Highest Drug Abuse Rate
Patch.com
As that list and this compilation show, drug abuse is no longer a scourge that's confined to the nation's crime-ridden areas. In some New Jersey counties, heroin abuse was a major factor in a steep increase in drug abuse cases over the past year. In

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