Report: Arizona Has Nation's Sixth-Highest Prescription Drug Abuse Rate
Report: Arizona has nation's sixth-highest prescription drug abuse rate
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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released last week, said 5.66 percent of Arizona residents ages 12 and above were misusing prescription drugs in that period, compared to a national rate of 4.57 percent. But the rate of abuse dropped at both …
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Forum aims to educate Delsea Regional parents about heroin, prescription drug …
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(But) There are a lot of things going on that I believe are due to drug use.” A recent string of more than a dozen burglaries in the township, DeCesari believes, could be drug related. “It's an epidemic,” he said. “There's been a real rise in …
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EDITORIAL: Prescription drug disposal programs help keep public safe
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Recognizing a growing problem with prescription drug abuse, New Jersey has taken a federal initiative and expanded upon it to make it easier for residents of the Garden State to dispose of expired and unused prescription meds. It's called Project …
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W.Va.'s Rate of Death by Drug Overdose Highest in the Nation
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There are many different ways authorities are working to raise awareness and lessen the problem of illegal prescription drug use. Ihlenfeld says they're doing everything from working with other states to educating our students about prescription drug …
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