Documentary Prescription Drugs Misuse, Abuse, Overdose

Published July 14, 2013

Documentary Prescription Drugs Misuse, Abuse, Overdose –

Drugs misuse 'behind 110 deaths' in North last year

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

“Around 110 people died last year as a result of drugs misuse, whether that's prescription drugs or illegal drugs — about nine people per month. “This is far too many and totally unacceptable. No drugs are safe, the illegal drugs industry is not …
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Bitter Pills series: Fort Bragg Spc. Stephen Currier puts face on growing …

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

Drug-addiction specialists in Fayetteville do not hesitate to point a finger at who they think plays the biggest role in the city's prescription drug epidemic – Fort Bragg and the VA. Terri Rose, executive director of the Pat Reese Fellowship Home, a …
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US marshal adds 18 deputy agents in fight against pharmacy robberies …

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

PORTLAND, Maine — U.S. Marshal Noel March on Thursday afternoon swore in 18 Maine law enforcement officers as deputy federal agents to assist in the investigation of pharmacy robberies and prescription drug abuse. The additional investigators are part …
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