Prescription Drug Abuse

Published July 30, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse – This video shows the statistics showing the rapid increase of prescription drug abuse among teenagers today. I made this video as part of my health project f…

Tom Miller: New legislative committee to study crimes against children

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"Hundreds of kids that we are missing are truly being neglected and abused that are in drug environments at home," he said. Delegate Linda … She said the rising rate of abuse and neglect is alarming and the high rate of sexual abuse is heartbreaking …
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K-9 unit returns to Salisbury police

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The K-9 team will initially train for patrol use, then once established and proficient with patrol procedures, the team will train for drug detection, according to Salisbury police Chief Thomas Fowler. The department's last dog, Alba, was in service …
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Sarnia police say heroin drug abuse has been on the rise in Sarnia – along with crystal methamphetamine and Fentanyl – since OxyContin was pulled form the market in March 2012 and replaced with the more tamper-resistant OxyNEO. Heroin is among the …
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