heroin abuse

Dems Want 13th District Seat in Congress

Dems want 13th District seat in Congress
Ann Callis, a former judge from Edwardsville, George Gollin, a University of Illinois physics professor and David Green, a social policy analyst at U of I, are all running. Callis, who stepped down as a Madison County judge just to run for the… Continue reading

School Program Works to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

School Program Works to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
That program, Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST), has been extensively tested and proven effective in preventing violence, and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. The LST program, implemented in schools all over the U.S. and in 36 …
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High-Powered Alliance to Tackle Prescription-Drug Abuse

High-Powered Alliance to Tackle Prescription-Drug Abuse
Prescription-drug abuse has been classified as an epidemic by the Centers … The first focus is on improving the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which varies a great deal from state to state. The Alliance sent a letter to the National …
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Heroin, Drug Abuse Topic of Attorney General Forum

Heroin, drug abuse topic of attorney general forum
Although the board provides money for services like detoxification, residential and outpatient programs, there’s still a four to … to eight babies a day who are withdrawing from maternal drug abuse, some worse than others. Since 2007, she said, ”each …
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“NOT MY KID?” EXPERT PANEL SAYS SURGE in HEROIN ABUSE IMPACTS

“NOT MY KID?” EXPERT PANEL SAYS SURGE IN HEROIN ABUSE IMPACTS
Deerfield High School program March 4 offers insights on keeping teens safe in a new age of cheaper, easily accessible and more deadly drugs. Recent headlines have underscored the harsh reality that heroin and opiate abuse is on… Continue reading

Washington DA: Unified Effort Vital to Battle Prescription Drug, Heroin Abuse

Washington DA: Unified effort vital to battle prescription drug, heroin abuse
Tracking and monitoring — Vittone said he hopes Pennsylvania enacts a law authorizing a prescription drug monitoring program that would create a statewide database to help doctors and pharmacists identify problem patients. Forty-three states currently … Read more on… Continue reading