Locking Down Prescription Drug Abuse by Tweens/Teens

Locking Down Prescription Drug Abuse by Tweens/Teens
We’ve all heard the horror stories of parents who have had to deal with a child struggling with addiction, stealing to support a habit, or perhaps worse, dying from an accidental overdose or drug-induced suicide. But the drug epidemic of this generation …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Sending More to Hospitals
TUESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations caused by accidental and intentional abuse of prescription sedatives, tranquilizers and other painkilling drugs has risen dramatically over the last decade, new research reveals. Hospital stays from an …
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Board honors students for drug abuse awareness
DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday recognized student efforts to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse. “This is the fourth year the prescription drug abuse student task force has been actively planning …
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Cromwell 5th-graders take drug abuse lessons to heart at DARE graduation
Begun in the 1980s as a program to teach children about the risk of illegal drugs, Drug Abuse Resistance Education has evolved over the decades. Its focus has expanded to include drugs, alcohol, smoking and bullying. In Cromwell, for the past two years …
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