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Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign Kicks Off in Calvert Next Week

Drug abuse awareness campaign kicks off in Calvert next week
Calvert County is participating in a national campaign, which begins next week, to help raise awareness to the dangers of alcohol and other drugs. Red Ribbon Week always is held Oct. 23 through 31, and this year, the campaign’s theme… Continue reading

West Virginia Has Highest Rate of Fatal Overdoses

West Virginia has highest rate of fatal overdoses
But the Trust for America's Health also gives West Virginia high marks for trying to tackle the problem, noting the state is using eight of 10 promising strategies to curb prescription drug abuse. … The trust says some strategies to curb the… Continue reading

Grand Valley Football Player Overcomes Drug Addiction

Grand Valley football player overcomes drug addiction
(WZZM) – According to a recent study on drug abuse, since the year 1990, the number of individuals who take prescription drugs illegally is believed to have risen by over 500%. The study went … Alabama, West Virginia and North Carolina State. "By… Continue reading

ASA Launches Opioid Overdose Resuscitation Card to Help People Who Abuse Prescription Drugs

ASA launches Opioid Overdose Resuscitation card to help people who abuse prescription drugs
In response to the prescription drug abuse epidemic in the United States, the American Society of Anesthesiologists is collaborating with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to respond to the problem, educate the public… Continue reading

Onions to Mountain Iron City Government; Virginia School System; to Obama on

Onions to Mountain Iron city government; Virginia School System; to Obama on
Onions to Mountain Iron city government; Virginia School System; to Obama on shutdown; to moving of 911 off Range. Orchids UTac workers' vote; …… (Submitted From All Your Friends at St. Raphael's Health and Rehab.) Onions: To… Continue reading

Editorial: Reports on Drug Abuse Point to the State’s Continuing Problem – Huntington Herald Dispatch

Editorial: Reports on drug abuse point to the state’s continuing problem – Huntington Herald Dispatch

Editorial: Reports on drug abuse point to the state's continuing problem
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Two new reports underscore the seriousness of the substance abuse problem in West Virginia and the importance of pursuing strategies to… Continue reading