Police, State Agencies Team Up With FBI to Deal With Prescription Drug Abuse
Police, state agencies team up with FBI to deal with prescription drug abuse – Metro police and other state agencies have teamed up with the FBI in hopes of tackling the problem of prescription drug abuse on the street level.
Prescription drugs: Understanding the 'epidemic'
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Although there's no data to pinpoint when exactly the prescription drug addiction boomed in town, Liz Jorgensen, a Ridgefield drug counselor, sent 30 to 40 people to rehab for prescription drug addiction from September 2009 to September 2010.
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Lac Courte Oreilles Band struggling with widespread prescription drug abuse
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The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe is struggling with what its leaders call a widespread problem with prescription drug abuse and have terminated the doctor who the band says made narcotic painkillers too readily available to his patients. By: John …
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'Legally Addicted' play focuses on adolescent prescription drug abuse
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Parents, here's an opportunity to bring your child to an eye-opening, educational play called “Legally Addicted” to learn about the realities and consequences of adolescent prescription drug use, and use this as a great springboard to talk to your …
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