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2 W.Va. Agencies Join Lawsuit Against Drug Company

2 W.Va. agencies join lawsuit against drug company
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Two West Virginia agencies are joining a lawsuit against an Ohio drug company, alleging its negligent practices have helped fuel the state’s pain pill abuse epidemic. The Department… Continue reading

Vt. Drug-Abuse Film Goes National – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Vt. drug-abuse film goes national – Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Vt. drugabuse film goes national
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
drugabuse documentary “The Hungry Heart” after its Green Mountain premiere last fall. Then Gov. Peter Shumlin… Continue reading

Using Synthetic Drugs Can Cost More Than Army Career – Fort Leavenworth Lamp

Using synthetic drugs can cost more than Army career – Fort Leavenworth Lamp

Using synthetic drugs can cost more than Army career
Fort Leavenworth Lamp
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Not only are synthetic drugs dangerous, but they can cost a… Continue reading

Students’ Shifting Marijuana Views Tied to Legalization Push

Students’ Shifting Marijuana Views Tied to Legalization Push
Campaigns in individual states to legalize marijuana use may be contributing to a drop in the percentages of teenagers nationwide who see risk in regular use of the drug and to an… Continue reading

Students’ Shifting Marijuana Views Tied to Legalization Push

Students’ Shifting Marijuana Views Tied to Legalization Push
Experts say that shifting attitudes about the drug complicate schools’ drug-abuse-prevention classes, where teachers … preceding the survey, versus 9.2 percent in 1993. The 2013 survey was administered on paper to 41,765… Continue reading

Morrisey Backs Lower Limit on Meth-Making Drug Purchases – Charleston Gazette

Morrisey backs lower limit on meth-making drug purchases – Charleston Gazette

Morrisey backs lower limit on meth-making drug purchases
Charleston Gazette
abuse in West Virginia." Kentucky law limits purchases of pseudoephedrine to 24 grams annually — the lowest limit… Continue reading