Fall River to Host Drug Abuse Summit

Fall River to host drug abuse summit

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2, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., at Morton Middle School, 1135 North Main St., will be a community discussion that tackles the issue with a three-pronged approach: prevention, treatment and enforcement. "We're very excited about this summit," said Stanley Street …
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Guest column: Prescription drug abuse needs to be addressed

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One in four teens believes prescription drugs can be used as a study aid. Nearly one-third of parents believe … More than four in 10 teens who have misused a prescription drug obtained it from their parent's medicine cabinet. One in five kids report …
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Drug addict parents accused of killing their baby daughter by adding HEROIN to …

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Middleton said in court that baby Mya was born addicted to heroin because her mother had used the drug on a daily basis during her pregnancy. Barry's lawyer, Liam Scully, said that it was unclear who put the heroin in the baby's bottle and that Barry …
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