DEA Drug Take-Back Nets 6.5 Tons of Prescription Medicines
DEA drug take-back nets 6.5 tons of prescription medicines
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"We are pleased at the response of our communities once again, and we thank them for participating and contributing to the battle against prescription drug abuse," said DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman. In six total take-back events, the DEA …
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Tenn. hospital treats drug-dependent babies
Filed under: Phoenix Drug Abuse
The baby is one of many infants born dependent on drugs. He is being treated at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville, where doctors and nurses are on the front lines fighting the nation's prescription drug epidemic. Drug abuse in the state …
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Class Notes: Hall County Schools office event puts focus on prescription drugs
Filed under: Phoenix Drug Abuse
Following Slack, local Gainesville businessman and Drug Free Coalition volunteer Dallas Gay will share the story of his grandson's fight with prescription drug abuse, which resulted in his death in October 2012 at 21. “Prescription drug diversion and …
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Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear …
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