Officials Target Prescription Drug Abuse at Mobile Summit

Officials target prescription drug abuse at Mobile summit

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elizabeth manci prescription drug summit jan 30 2013.jpg Dr. Elizabeth Manci, a pediatric pathologist at the University of South Alabama's Children's and Women's Hospital, talks to community leaders about the impact of prescription drug abuse at a …
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Teen joins Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force

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Hillman's job is to help the state better understand what is happening in the average high school. While the major drugs still exist Hillman says more needs to be done to educate about prescription drug abuse. "Prescription drugs are really popular …
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NDSU students inform about prescription drug abuse at Oak Grove Lutheran

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NDSU students inform about prescription drug abuse at Oak Grove Lutheran. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) – Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the Fargo-Moorhead area and NDSU Pharmacy students are trying to combat that trend through education.
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29 charged in prescription fraud ring

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“We are still way above the state averages for overdose death rate, but we are starting to see meaningful change in how people are looking at prescription drug abuse,” said P.J. Brooks, vice president of outpatient and youth services at First Step of …
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Eye To Eye With Katie Couric: Rx Drug Abuse (CBS News) – Only On The Web”: In the war on drugs the abuse of prescription medication among teens is up. Steve Pasierb of Partnership for a Drug-Free America has more on what parents can do to prevent drug use. (CBSNews.com)

 

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