Permanent Prescription Drug Disposal Box Unveiled

Permanent Prescription Drug Disposal Box Unveiled

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Boxes Help Prevent Abuse Removing leftover drugs from homes keeps them out of the hands of young children who might ingest them by accident and also helps prevent misuse or abuse by teens and adults. Teri Collins, Executive Director of MCYAF said …
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Little-known law can help families of teen drug users

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They don't think they'll become junkies, but they're addicted. … Brown investigated every legal option available before coming upon Act 53, a 1997 state law that parents in any county can use to force their minor children into drug and alcohol treatment.
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Longer Looks: Fight Against Meth Labs Faces Drug Makers' Opposition

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The Fresno County Jail has been a place of terror and despair for mentally ill inmates who spiral deeper into madness because jail officials withhold their medication. About one in six jail inmates is sick enough to need antipsychotic drugs to control …
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