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Brockton, Quincy take aim at youth drug abuse
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
Youth prescription drug abuse is the focus of extensive data collection in several Massachusetts cities, including Brockton and Quincy, as communities prepare to launch federally funded prevention strategies uniquely tailored to address the problem in …
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Students design billboard to fight Rx drug abuse
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
“Then I tailor fit drug prevention education to the drugs that are in their particular area. Right now the list is pretty consistent in the different high schools,” said Mrs. Zacharias. Students say the top four are prescription pill abuse, marijuana …
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Pharmacies use online tool to fight prescription drug abuse
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
According the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, last year 80 percent of drug overdoses in Oklahoma involved prescription drugs.To bring that number down some pharmacies are using tools to put a cap on abuse. "We're able to search to make certain that a …
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RT @ONDCP: A “terrible and hideously expensive toll” — @LATimes Editorial focuses on prescription drug epidemic; solutions: http://t.c … – by IvyLeafe (Ivy Griffin)
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A “terrible and hideously expensive toll” — @LATimes Editorial focuses on prescription drug epidemic; solutions: http://t.co/2Ac2hKdw – by ONDCP (U.S. Drug Policy)
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RT @wvgazette: #WV to test prescription drug abuse tracking system http://t.co/9CYeqtQY – by CallaBuff (TheMary)