In Defense of Heroin Users and Sex Workers: An Interview With Author of You …

In defense of heroin users and sex workers: an interview with author of You …

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Outside of marijuana, Hollywood and journalistic portrayals of drugs are still just as misleading as the Reefer Madness films of old were. Often, the only media image of drug users is an out-of-control addict, despite statistics showing that they …
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Two towns get drug drop boxes

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“Prescription drug abuse is a growing epidemic in Oklahoma, which was ranked as the number one state in prescription drug abuse last year,” said Shasta Teague, ROHC. “Statistics show that most abused prescription drugs come from family and friends.
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Attorney general warns students about prescription drug dangers

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And he cited statistics that 25 percent of high school students indicate that they would abuse prescription drugs. “To us, that's disturbing,” Varnell said. Prescription drugs were tied to more than 1,000 deaths in 2012 and more students are showing up …
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Prescription Drugs and Abuse

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Commonly used to treat anxiety, Abigail Moore, Executive Director of San Antonio Council on Drug Abuse, or SACADA, said if a child consumes the drug it's the equivalent of six to eight beers. According the Drug Enforcement Administration the abuse of …
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