Community Coalition Confronts Prescription Drug Abuse

Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse accounts for about 45 percent of all overdose deaths, which is more than heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs combined, according to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Those at the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance Abuse …
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Doctor: Prescription drug abuse can affect anyone
NEW BEDFORD — The face of prescription drug abuse could be anyone, not just a junkie or a prostitute working the streets, said an anesthesiologist and former addiction specialist. “It could be anyone in this room. There is no stereotype …
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Parents Warn About Synthetic Drug Use in Collin County
Grace Raulston, a substance abuse counselor at the Collin County Substance Abuse Program, told NBC 5 the prevalence of the synthetic drug has grown enormously over the past five years. Today, she said, out of every 10 juveniles who enter her doors, two …
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