Marion County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition Kicks Off Red Ribbon Week
Marion County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition Kicks Off Red Ribbon Week
Filed under: Substance Abuse
The Marion County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition and the Teen Taskforce said Red Ribbon Week is a great way for communities to unite against substance abuse. Coalition members went to East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, and North Marion High …
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Florida Drug Overdoses: Prescription Drug Overdoses Fall in Florida – Sun Sentinel
Florida drug overdoses: Prescription drug overdoses fall in Florida – Sun Sentinel
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help
"I think they're a little late to the game myself," said Shawnee Sundby, a 50-year-old West Palm Beach medical assistant, whose daughter Heather died five years ago at the age of 26 from prescription drug addiction. Sundby's daughter had received a …
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10 Ways You Can Help Children of Alcoholics
10 Ways You Can Help Children of Alcoholics
Filed under: drug addiction help for family
Only with some form of (preferably long-term) help, whether inpatient drug rehab, a sober living home or otherwise, can the entire family system get well. #2 Get Help for the Child. Children of alcoholics need ongoing help just like their addicted …
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Tip Jar Donation
Tip Jar Donation
Filed under: Colorado Drug Treatment Centers
In November, voters in three Western states — Colorado, Oregon, and Washington — will get the chance to weigh in on whether or not marijuana should be regulated much like alcohol is. If these pot legalization ballot … The Oregon initiative, for …
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Pharmaceutical Company Helping in Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse
Pharmaceutical company helping in fight against prescription drug abuse
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help
Unique tablet markings, monitoring of drug counterfeiting and Internet distribution, analyses of pharmacy robbery and thefts in a database and tracking the supply chain are all part of the company's effort to combat abuse and diversion of prescription …
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