A Minute With Jay: Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse

A Minute with Jay: Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse – This week’s 1 minute video is on the importance of tackling prescription drug abuse in West Virginia. With one of the highest rates of prescription drug over…

Suspensions ruining a big week for Seattle

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And the Seahawks were viewed as a team out of control as far as keeping players in line on substance-abuse issues. Most of that rhetoric had disappeared until Sunday when Thurmond's suspension was reported. But Browner's suspension news coming one …
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Prescription Drug Abuse a Problem in NH

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Although the statistics are higher for New Hampshire than other states, DHHS officials said they see signs of a possible shift in behaviors, with the number of drug related deaths lower in 2012 and the rate of young adult pain reliever abuse down from …
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'We didn't see it coming'

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An event to raise money for the home, which is a recovery place for recently incarcerated women with addictions, it featured guest speakers whose lives had been affected by drug abuse. Toni said she had never suspected her son was on drugs. He had lied …
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P use in NZ slashed, but battle far from over

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A Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet report showed the rate of pure amphetamine use had halved since 2009, and the drug's street price was starting to climb. Prime Minister John Key told media this afternoon that in 2009 New Zealand had one of …
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