Program Launched to Track Drug Abuse in Georgia

Published August 11, 2013

Program launched to track drug abuse in Georgia
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Officials with the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency say a new database is expected to help doctors and law enforcement keep tabs on prescription drug abuse. Agency director Rick Allen tells the Augusta Chronicle … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Randy Jackson talks brother's drug abuse
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Jurors on Friday heard from Michael Jackson's brother, Randy Jackson, as the wrongful death trial focused on the pop star's history of drug abuse. When Michael Jackson was living at Neverland Ranch, he was struggling with … Read more on abc7.com

State Sen. Ken Yager: Recovery Court aids in drug abuse fight
Tennessee has some of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse and methamphetamine use in the country. Sadly, the result is Tennessee now has more deaths from drug overdose than car crashes or homicides or suicides. We must turn back the tide of … Read more on Knoxville News Sentinel