State Ranks High in Mental Illness, Addiction

Published February 17, 2013

State ranks high in mental illness, addiction

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

Mary Fallin cited those statistics and the Sandy Hook massacre when she asked lawmakers to provide a $ 16 million funding boost next year to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services headed by Commissioner Terri White.
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Prescription drug abuse persists in Ohio

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

Infants aren't typically tested unless there's reason to think drug abuse is present, such as the mother admitting or showing signs of use or having a history of use, Poorman said. Babies born to mothers who are suspected of abusing drugs are watched …
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