Commissioner's View: Take Action on Methadone, Other Drugs

Commissioner's view: Take action on methadone, other drugs

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

Identifying and intervening early in substance abuse is one of the most effective prevention strategies. For young people, school is often the place where signs of substance abuse show up first. The governor's budget calls for an investment of $ 7.4 …
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Along Texas border, residents aren't eager for more intense security

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

These interior checkpoints are second lines of defense used by the Department of Homeland Security to thwart illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Camina said he understands the need for … Homemade signs along the Rio Grande River read simply: “No …
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What's the best way to reduce addiction to painkillers?

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

All of this adds up to the inescapable conclusion that prescription pain medications — legal drugs– have rapidly become a major drug addiction problem, as the CDC indicated. Hydrocodone is especially troubling since it is, in effect, legally …
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