Teen Drug Abuse Becoming an Epidemic, Must Be Addressed

Teen drug abuse becoming an epidemic, must be addressed
According to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, deaths from drug overdose and abuse now exceed deaths from motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. The statistics … is the rise of prescription drug abuse.
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Wendy Williams Talks Obesity & Drug Abuse On Centric’s ‘Being’
Wendy Williams’ personality of detailing celebrity gossip has led to an array of business ventures including her successful daytime talk show, “The Wendy Williams Show.” The 49-year-old’s journey to becoming the “Queen of All Media …
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Lowering the Deadly Cost of Drug Abuse
As even quaint New England towns deal with desperate residents chasing their next hit of heroin, pain killers or other hard drugs, and with overdose deaths increasing, officials trying to stem drug abuse have begun to focus more on treatment …
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Federal Legislation Looks to Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse
At a news conference in Scranton Tuesday, U.S. Senator Bob Casey stressed the need for new federal legislation to address prescription drug abuse. One law recently introduced in Washington DC would require doctors and pharmacists to check a database …
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Fighting substance abuse requires more than regulation
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, Kentucky's 5th District representative in Washington, has long been a friend to those working to combat substance abuse, both in the commonwealth and across the nation. In 2003, he helped launch Operation UNITE, which created of …
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