Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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Congressman Hal Rogers leads the fight to stop prescription drug abuse
Today Congressman Hal Rogers is leading a delegation of Congressmen, healthcare experts, and nationally known spokespersons, to fight a major epidemic of Americans addicted to prescription drugs at the UNITE National Summit on Drug Abuse this week.
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Experts: Prescription drug abuse becoming big problem in Lincoln County
(KMOV.com) – Officials have told News 4 that prescription drug abuse is rising among pre-teens in Lincoln County. Authorities have told News 4 that more people are abusing prescription drugs than heroin, LSD, inhalants, and cocaine combined. According to …
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Coalition targets obesity, drug abuse
April 23– CHARLESTON, W.Va.– Obesity, drug abuse and lack of physical activity. Coalition members based their conclusions on the results of the coalition's sixth triennial report on the state of health of county residents, which was presented Tuesday …
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13 County Coalitions Come Together To Prevent Substance Abuse
It was all about celebrating recovery at the Clarksburg Baptist Church Tuesday evening .Coalition programs from thirteen different counties came together with some local officials to talk about the importance of preventing substance abuse. It was all …
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Opinion: When substance abuse impacts the workplace
Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic status. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that more people die from prescription painkillers than from heroin or cocaine1, and that one person is dying every 19 minutes2 in …
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