Rockefeller: Drug disposal proposal can curb abuse
A 2010 law requires the DEA to enforce a legal and safe prescription drug disposal method. Rockefeller asked the DEA in November to implement the law. The West Virginia Democrat says prescription drug abuse or misuse is responsible for nine out of 10 …
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State must curb drugs to stop child abuse, experts say
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Children are dying from abuse and neglect at a higher rate in West Virginia than any other state, a problem that judges, social workers and others say is fueled by rampant substance abuse and likely to grow unless lawmakers get …
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Duh! 12 obvious science findings of 2012
"The simple message is that substance use is not healthy for kids," study researcher Avshalom Caspi, a psychologist at Duke University and the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, said in a statement. "That's true for tobacco, alcohol, and …
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