2012 Monitoring the Future – Teen Perspective
2012 Monitoring the Future – Teen Perspective – A video summary of various local teens thoughts after the release of the 2012 Monitoring the Future Survey results during the Dec.19, 2012 national press con…
Residence for homeless veterans gets 2nd chance
Filed under: drug abuse statistics
The Middletown Planning Commission is expected to vacate its earlier decision at tonight's meeting and allow a home at 1314 Fairmount Ave. to be used as a residence for homeless veterans from Middletown who are recovering from substance abuse issues …
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Report shows Okla. with high drug overdose rate
Filed under: drug abuse statistics
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A new report says Oklahoma has one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country, but that the state is doing more than most to help curb prescription drug abuse. The report on prescription drug abuse was released …
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Park City police say major blow dealt to N. Utah meth operation
Filed under: drug abuse statistics
The department had noticed an uptick in violent crime and burglaries tied to drug abuse since the beginning of summer, said Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter. The police teamed up with the narcotics strike force, the Summit County Sheriff's Office …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: More than Half of States Score 6 or Less out of 10 on …
Filed under: drug abuse statistics
North Dakota had the lowest rate at 3.4 per every 100,000 people. Rates are lowest in the Midwestern states. Rescue Drug Laws: Just over one-third of states (17 and Washington, D.C.) have a law in place to expand access to, and use of naloxone – a …
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