Law Enforcement Directive to Back NJ Overdose Prevention Act
Law enforcement directive to back NJ Overdose Prevention Act
Filed under: drug abuse prevention
The Gloucester Regional Addictive Substances Prevention, or G.R.A.S.P Coalition is in its second year, and is already helping many in our area. “We are here to help. Needs include underage drinking problems, prescription drug abuse, drug trends, opiate …
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After Privacy Breach, Critics Of Fla's Drug Database Say Crackdown Efforts …
Filed under: drug abuse prevention
The news is renewing concerns about the balance between privacy and access, and some say the state's efforts to crack down on prescription drug abuse has gone too far. Since Florida began cracking down on prescription drug abuse, the number of …
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Greece reintroduces forced HIV testing
Filed under: drug abuse prevention
Rates of the HIV virus have risen by more than 200% since 2011 in Greece, fuelled by increasing drug abuse amid spiralling youth unemployment, at the same time as cuts have been made to HIV prevention budgets. The budget to the Okana drug treatment …
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Pallone To Introduce Bill To Prevent Medicare Prescription Drug Abuse & Fraud
Filed under: drug abuse prevention
Prescription drug abuse has emerged as a serious and growing problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20,000 deaths occur each year due to the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs and one in 20 Americans say …
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