Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing Problem in County

Prescription drug abuse is growing problem in county

Filed under: drug addiction treatment statistics

Hutton said assigning a full-time deputy to the TDS is one of many steps the Sheriff's Office is taking to help reduce statistics that show pharmaceuticals are as much of a problem as methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana use. “Pharmaceuticals …
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Trust in science would be improved by study pre-registration

Filed under: drug addiction treatment statistics

Prof John Ioannidis, Stanford University, US (editorial boards: Lancet, PLOS Medicine, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Science Translational Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, International Journal of Epidemiology, Cancer Treatment …
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Frank Weathersbee known for service to crime victims, drug court

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State statistics for 2011-2012 show that in the county's Circuit Court drug court, 31 people were booted out, but 34 graduated. "We actually can salvage some lives that otherwise would be in and out of prison by getting them off drugs and getting them …
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Forced marijuana treatment: an economic boon for the addiction industry?

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So what is the incentive for this push for treatment centers for marijuana use when Mr. Kennedy knows from available evidence and personal experience that alcohol and pharmaceutical drugs are far more harmful? Based on my own personal experience, I …
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