Report: Mass Violence Down, Drug Abuse Up


 

Report: Mass violence down, drug abuse up – A new health report finds that violence in Massachusetts is decreasing, but drug abuse in on the rise.

 

ALERT: Parents … Learn What Your Teens Are Up to Now

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

More Than Half of Tampa-Bay Area Teens Are Worried About a Friend's or Their Own Prescription Drug Abuse, St. Petersburg Mayor, Bill Foster to Attend Community Town Hall Meeting on Youth Rx Drug Abuse TODAY,. By WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
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The prescription drug toll

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Not that the state has been apathetic about prescription drug abuse. One of the 71 doctors awaits trial on charges of second-degree murder in connection with the overdose deaths of three patients, The Times reported; four others already have been …
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SWVA prescription drug abuse problem one of worst in country

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Prescription drugs can be a positive solution to a serious health problem, but experts say in southwest Virginia, they're number one when it comes to abuse. And the problem according to Tim Heaphy, U.S. Attorney for Virginia's western district, has …
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RT @watchingmj: You can be addicted to prescription drugs and its called “drug addiction“. – by Michaellove7777 (Brina )

 

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