Exclusive Interview: LOCKMED Efforts to Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Exclusive Interview: LOCKMED Efforts to Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse

Anti-prescription drug abuse campaigns have been very clear about their message: lock up your prescription medicines properly so they don't land in the wrong hands! Whether it's those prescription drugs at home or in doctors' offices, there has to be a …
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Tough Punishments to Reduce Drugs Abuse

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Rwanda has held a number of campaigns against drugs but with little success. This is because drug abuse is still an issue even after the ministry of youth and ICT (MYICT) in partnership with the ministry of health has tried to eradicate the vice. But …
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Indiscipline in Schools Blamed On Drug Abuse

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Students under anti-drug abuse clubs in secondary schools and universities and administrators from various schools in the country have blamed indiscipline cases in schools on drugs. The remarks were made on Sunday during a one day workshop on drug …
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OUR OPINION: 3 ways officials are compassionately combating drug abuse

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It's been documented that the jump in break-ins on the South Shore has been largely fueled by drug addicts desperate to feed their habits. Talk to police and you're likely to hear a compassionate response acknowledging how drug addiction can transform …
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Drug Abuse in the Military: A Public Health Crisis – At the VA Medical Center in Washington, DC, it’s no secret that if you want drugs, you can get them. From alcohol to prescriptions to illegal drugs, addiction among active duty members and veterans comes in many forms. The Institute of Medicine is calling drug abuse in the US military a public health crisis. RT’s Liz Wahl goes undercover to expose how drug abuse runs rampant in one VA facility and how it represents a greater national problem. RT America LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT America! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com

 

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