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Indiana launches website to fight Rx drug abuse

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… heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “Statistics show that abuse and misuse among all age groups is a serious problem in Indiana and that's a bitter pill for our state to swallow,” Zoeller …
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Drug use surges among US baby boomers, survey finds

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That's down slightly from rates of 8.7 to 8.9 percent in 2009 to 2011, said the report, sponsored by the US government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. But among adults aged 50 to 64, illicit drug use has grown substantially …
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