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Public Health Researcher Examines Link Between Discrimination and Drug Abuse – Medical Xpress

Public health researcher examines link between discrimination and drug abuse – Medical Xpress

Public health researcher examines link between discrimination and drug abuse
Medical Xpress
A study about the correlation between discrimination and drug abuse by Haslyn E. R. Hunte, Ph.D., assistant professor in the West Virginia University School of… Continue reading →

Hunterdon Prosecutor’s Office and Religious Leaders Launch Anti-Prescription … – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com

Hunterdon Prosecutor’s Office and religious leaders launch anti-prescription … – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com

Hunterdon Prosecutor's Office and religious leaders launch anti-prescription …
Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
FLEMINGTON — Stemming what has been described as an epidemic of prescription drug abuse is the next goal of One Voice,… Continue reading →

Pelham Selectman Organizes Response to Drug Abuse – Eagle-Tribune

Pelham selectman organizes response to drug abuse – Eagle-Tribune

Pelham selectman organizes response to drug abuse
Eagle-Tribune
PELHAM — When word reached Pelham earlier this year that a graduate of the high school, a son of the town, had died from a drug overdose out of state, it shook Selectman… Continue reading →

UNC System Act on McCrory's Campus Substance Abuse Challenge

UNC system act on McCrory's campus substance abuse challenge
Apparently Gov. Pat McCrory was serious a few months ago when he challenged UNC system leaders to do something about substance abuse on campus. On Friday, Board of Governors Vice Chairman Frank Grainger briefed the board on a series of … Read… Continue reading →

Bills Would Give State New Powers to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse – Los Angeles Times

Bills would give state new powers to fight prescription drug abuse – Los Angeles Times

Bills would give state new powers to fight prescription drug abuse
Los Angeles Times
Brown, who as attorney general railed against prescription drug abuse and pill-pushing doctors, declined through a spokesman to say how he… Continue reading →

Complete Review of Drug Problem Needed – Martinsburg Journal

Complete review of drug problem needed – Martinsburg Journal


Martinsburg Journal
Complete review of drug problem needed
Martinsburg Journal
Substance abuse is a terrible plague on our state and a growing problem nationally. West Virginia has one of the highest prescription drug overdose rates in the country, according to the… Continue reading →