'There Is Hope for Drug Addiction'

'There is hope for drug addiction'

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

A documentary about prescription drug abuse in a small town in Wyoming County is expected to be available to the public on July 1. Citizens of Oceana and across the state have voiced concerns about how the documentary will portray residents. So far …
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Take-Back Program Would Tackle 'Epidemic' Prescription Drug Abuse in King …

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Washington state has one of the highest teen prescription drug abuse rates in the nation, according to the state poison center. Of the Washington Poison Center cases involving King County teens in 2012, approximately 90 percent involved pharmaceutical …
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A Win for Families : Urban Outfitters Halts Prescription Drug Paraphernalia …

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

On behalf of The Partnership at Drugfree.org, our partners and the families across the country affected by the issue of prescription drug misuse and abuse, we commend Urban Outfitters for doing the right thing by discontinuing the sale of these …
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PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse aired 5-3-13 – In this excerpt from the PBS NewsHour, correspondent Betty Ann Bowser looks at what Oklahoma is doing to battle prescription drug abuse, and the addiction th…