How Much Do You Know When It Comes to Prescription Drug Abuse?

Published September 24, 2013

How much do you know when it comes to prescription drug abuse?
West High School student Blaine Coyle asks Webster Bailey of Cornerstone of Recovery about prescription drug abuse during National Drug Facts Week. National …

Lawmakers to discuss banning sale of e-cigarettes to minors
On Tuesday, the attorneys general for 40 states — not including Nebraska — wrote a letter urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate e-cigarettes the way it regulates tobacco products. The letter, which includes Iowa, says e-cigarettes … Read more on Sioux City Journal

Brudereck: Poor judgments vs. wealth of facts
Reading's problems, Scott contends, stem from behavior and culture that encourage drug abuse, single parenting and subpar educational attainment. A third of adult city residents didn't graduate from high school, and about half of them are in poverty. Read more on Reading Eagle

Criminal injustice: The percentage of African-Americans in prison
One hundred and fifty years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the progress made by African-Americans is undeniable–which is why statistics about incarceration in the black community can be so shocking. In 2011 … The drug war has been waged almost … Read more on MSNBC