Drug abuse issues to be focus of series of events on Staten Island
Community members, treatment providers and families in recovery will walk along the South Beach boardwalk, then hold a picnic in Midland Beach, in a bid to raise awareness of drug abuse issues, according to TYSA Director Adrienne Abbate. Then, on Sept.
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Prescription drug abuse message spreads
WHAT HAPPENED: Volunteers and staff at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital began to notice an increase in the number of babies born with Neonatal Abstinence System. Together with the Delaware County chapter of Prevent Child Abuse, …
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Prescription drug abuse difficult to police
Information from the CDC calls the problem of prescription drug misuse an "epidemic" and the agency is campaigning hard to raise awareness. CDC officials say "drug shopping," using multiple doctors and pharmacies to get drugs, and the redistribution of …
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