prescription drug abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back

Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back
“I want people to understand that if their child died this way, it doesn’t make them bad people, it doesn’t make their kids bad … prescription drug abuse. “It’s been a motivator for me since the tragedy with my family to try to… Continue reading

Drug Abuse Program Hits Close to Home at Carroll High School – Journal and Courier

Drug abuse program hits close to home at Carroll High School – Journal and Courier

Drug abuse program hits close to home at Carroll High School
Journal and Courier
Through video clips and Campbell's personal story, the program aims to show students the consequences of prescription drug abuse and the… Continue reading

Five More Laws to Help Stop Maine's Prescription Drug Epidemic

Five more laws to help stop Maine's prescription drug epidemic
Sixteen states have some kind of mandatory requirement. — Substance abuse treatment. Maine has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, which would provide insurance coverage to those who need it to help pay for addiction treatment. Read more… Continue reading

In Focus: Raising Awareness of Prescription Drug Abuse – Buffalo News

In Focus: Raising awareness of prescription drug abuse – Buffalo News

In Focus: Raising awareness of prescription drug abuse
Buffalo News
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing addiction problem in the nation, according to experts. In Western New York, an estimated 1 in 5 young adults between the ages of… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back

Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back
Loyal, charismatic and passionate: three words 19-year-old Alec “AJ” Torchon’s friends used to describe him in his eulogy. Torchon’s father, Ric, gripped the sheet of paper containing those words as he sat … don’t kick myself for not … drug abuse – Bing… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back

Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back
Loyal, charismatic and passionate: three words 19-year-old Alec “AJ” Torchon’s friends used to describe him in his eulogy. Torchon’s father, Ric, gripped the sheet of paper containing those words as he sat … don’t kick myself for not … drug abuse – Bing… Continue reading