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Public Health Researcher Examines Link Between Discrimination and Drug Abuse – Medical Xpress

Public health researcher examines link between discrimination and drug abuse – Medical Xpress

Public health researcher examines link between discrimination and drug abuse
Medical Xpress
A study about the correlation between discrimination and drug abuse by Haslyn E. R. Hunte, Ph.D., assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of… Continue reading

Hunterdon Prosecutor’s Office and Religious Leaders Launch Anti-Prescription … – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com

Hunterdon Prosecutor’s Office and religious leaders launch anti-prescription … – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com

Hunterdon Prosecutor's Office and religious leaders launch anti-prescription
Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
FLEMINGTON — Stemming what has been described as an epidemic of prescription drug abuse is the next goal of One Voice,… Continue reading

Pelham Selectman Organizes Response to Drug Abuse – Eagle-Tribune

Pelham selectman organizes response to drug abuse – Eagle-Tribune

Pelham selectman organizes response to drug abuse
Eagle-Tribune
PELHAM — When word reached Pelham earlier this year that a graduate of the high school, a son of the town, had died from a drug overdose out of state, it shook Selectman… Continue reading

UNC System Act on McCrory's Campus Substance Abuse Challenge

UNC system act on McCrory's campus substance abuse challenge
Apparently Gov. Pat McCrory was serious a few months ago when he challenged UNC system leaders to do something about substance abuse on campus. On Friday, Board of Governors Vice Chairman Frank Grainger briefed the board on a series of … Read… Continue reading

Bills Would Give State New Powers to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse – Los Angeles Times

Bills would give state new powers to fight prescription drug abuse – Los Angeles Times

Bills would give state new powers to fight prescription drug abuse
Los Angeles Times
Brown, who as attorney general railed against prescription drug abuse and pill-pushing doctors, declined through a spokesman to say how he… Continue reading

Complete Review of Drug Problem Needed – Martinsburg Journal

Complete review of drug problem needed – Martinsburg Journal


Martinsburg Journal
Complete review of drug problem needed
Martinsburg Journal
Substance abuse is a terrible plague on our state and a growing problem nationally. West Virginia has one of the highest prescription drug overdose rates in the country, according to the… Continue reading