Alaska Lawmaker Proposes Drug Testing for Public Assistance

Published February 21, 2013

Alaska lawmaker proposes drug testing for public assistance

Filed under: Oregon Drug Addiction

A Wasilla, Alaska, lawmaker has proposed allowing drug testing for certain recipients of public assistance. Rep. Wes Keller, in a sponsor statement, says Alaska substance abuse costs are staggering. He says while the Department of Health and Social …
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Drug Users Turn Death Dealers as Methadone From Bain Hits Street

Filed under: Oregon Drug Addiction

Take-home methadone — doses patients carry out instead of taking at clinics — enabled the abuse, said Vanlieu, 26, who was sentenced to six years in prison for dealing the drug to Plemons. While she didn't sell it to her … In states where CRC has …
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Colorado second in nation for prescription drug abuse

Filed under: Oregon Drug Addiction

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 6 percent of Coloradans 12 years and older used painkillers for a non-medical purpose in the past year. The rate in Oregon was 6.37 percent. The abuse of painkillers was highest among Coloradans …
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