Summit Focuses on Prescription Drug Abuse

Summit focuses on prescription drug abuse – Summit focuses on prescription drug abuse.

Authorities ask residents to dispose of prescription drugs safely

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“The majority of teenagers who abuse prescription drugs find them at home or get them from family and friends,” Kolobziej said. Years ago, people … People should treat their medicine cabinets like they do their smoke alarms, Kolobziej said. A couple …
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More teens misusing prescription drugs

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Teen abuse and misuse of prescription drugs has increased by 33 percent nationally during the past four years, but improper use of prescription pain relievers — a serious public health concern in Ohio — might have peaked, according to survey findings …
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3 Doors Down bassist Robert Todd Harrell checks into rehab for substance …

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

… Paul Howard Shoulders Jr. He admitted to drinking and taking prescription drugs at the time of the accident. Now the AP reports that Harrell has entered a drug treatment facility after he was bonded out of jail this week, according to his lawyer …
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