Drug Overdose Claims 53rd Ocean County Victim; Cheap Heroin Blamed

Published June 14, 2013

Drug overdose claims 53rd Ocean County victim; cheap heroin blamed

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

… overdoses so far this year. Just two patients were treated for heroin overdoses in the emergency room in all of 2012. … The spike in deaths appears to be the result of a poor economy, which has helped to lower the price of heroin to about $ 5 a …
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Raleigh board revisits drug testing policy

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Proponents said that the policy can help lower adult addiction rates in the county and help the employability of workers in the area. Several educators offered objections to the policy and … Farris presented a study published in the Journal of Youth …
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PROSPER Program Provides Young People Skills to Prevent Substance Abuse

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

A community prevention effort between Iowa State University and Pennsylvania State University released the inspiring results of a study that demonstrated ways to proactively engage American middle school teens and reduce prescription drug misuse and …
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