Alcohol-Related Admissions Rise
Alcohol-related admissions rise
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
This comes after the county's Health and Wellbeing Board approved a new plan to tackle alcohol abuse in Worcestershire in January. Dr Richard Harling, Worcestershire's director of … “These measures range from education and intervention and targeted …
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Ask SAMHSA Response – Substance Abuse
Ask SAMHSA Response – Substance Abuse – This is the response to questions asked by the public via Facebook, Twitter, and SAMHSA’s blog about substance abuse prevention as part of SAMHSA’s Ask SAMHS…
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Gov. Fallin Praises Lawmakers for Prescription-Drug Abuse Prevention Measures
Gov. Fallin praises lawmakers for prescription-drug abuse prevention measures
Filed under: drug abuse prevention
AJ Griffin in the Senate, assist agencies in researching prescription-drug abuse in Oklahoma, aid first responders treating suspected prescription drug overdoses and limit access to dangerous prescription pain killers. All three have been passed in the …
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STOPP-Ing Prescription Drug Abuse
STOPP-ing Prescription Drug Abuse
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
Preventing these deaths should be a national priority, and two measures that could help to reduce these tragedies — the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and the Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills (STOPP) Act — are an excellent …
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AG SCHNEIDERMAN BREAKS UP MAJOR OXYCODONE TRAFFICKING RING …
AG SCHNEIDERMAN BREAKS UP MAJOR OXYCODONE TRAFFICKING RING …
Filed under: drug abuse help in orange county
“Cases like this are exactly why my office fought to pass New York's historic I-STOP prescription drug abuse prevention law. Illegally profiting … Bland was arraigned in Orange County Court on an indictment charging him with Operating as Major …
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Why Are the Most Conducive Drug Treatment Centers in the United States Situated in Florida?
Question by lourdes r: Why are the most conducive drug treatment centers in the United States situated in Florida?
I’ve heard a lot about the drug treatment centers in Florida. Apparently, some are the best in the country. This just piqued my curiosity. Why in Florida, of all the states?