Drug Overdoses, Vehicle Crashes, Suicide Common Types of Non-Natural Nevada …
Drug overdoses, vehicle crashes, suicide common types of non-natural Nevada …
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Opioid painkillers — which include natural opiates like opium and similar, synthetic drugs — now cause more fatal drug overdoses than cocaine and heroin combined, said Nan Kreher, epidemiologist for Nevada's Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment …
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Children Services to tackle parental substance abuse
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Summit County Children Services soon will launch a major, multiyear research project focused on parents addicted to drugs and alcohol — one of the big reasons kids end up in the child welfare system. The agency nabbed a $ 2.5 million grant from the U.S …
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Group argues removing needles from drug paraphernalia law safer for officers
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“Politicians shy away from anything that helps the abuser,” said Tessie Castillo, a program coordinator for the coalition. “We included law enforcement because that's an … Bert Wood, CEO of Partnership for a Drug-Free N.C., said injectable drug abuse …
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Health Matters
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Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. … Families Anonymous, a world wide Tweleve-Step self-help support …
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