Kan. Nets About 5 Tons of Meds on Take Back Day

Kan. nets about 5 tons of meds on take back day

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TOPEKA – Kansans turned in nearly five tons of unused medicine as part of an effort to curb prescription drug abuse. The Kansas Attorney General's office says residents turned in 9,777 pounds of drugs at locations around the state on Oct. 26 for …
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Spurt in injecting drug users forces Centre to open more therapy centres

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Still under OST, she had experienced a cycle of treatment and relapse in the past. Relapse is more common among female drug users. “Once the line is crossed [for women using drugs], they are not accepted in the society even when she is not doing drugs …
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Marion Municipal Court

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Russell L. Shinn Jr., 2307 Prospect-Upper Sandusky Road, pleaded no contest to a charge of drug abuse, found guilty, $ 150 fine plus costs. Donald W. Haudenschield II, 2194 Winnemac Pike, LaRue, pleaded no contest to a charge of underage consumption, …
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No easy answers to addiction problems: Readers React

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John Nygren, R-Marinette, who has seen the devastation of heroin addiction in his daughter's battle with the drug on Friday laid out legislation he says will help fight abuse and addiction in Wisconsin. (Oct. 4 … Addicted to heroin: Parents of crash …
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