Exclusive Interview: LOCKMED Efforts to Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Exclusive Interview: LOCKMED Efforts to Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

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In an exclusive interview with LOCKMED founder, Dr. M. Bud Lateef, we learned that about 70 percent of those who abuse prescription drugs are getting the medicines directly from friends and family. Popular notion is, patients prescribed with …
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Tom Eblen: Searching for sensible middle ground on gun control

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The family of the 6-year old Connecticut elementary shooting victim has Ogden roots. Rick Bowmer — AP … A sweeping gun ban wouldn't solve the problem, any more than Prohibition stopped drunkenness or the "war on drugs" has stopped drug abuse. It …
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Oscar Perez/Dispatch

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Niles Weaver, program manager for The River Source, an inpatient 12-step holistic drug and alcohol treatment center, said the two organizations often team up on special projects and events. “Helping others is a big part of recovery,” Weaver said. “It …
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Fighting crime together

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There are two things you need to do: look out for your families and yourselves, and get involved in your community. Everyone … Many things cause crime, violence, and drug abuse problems in a community; many kinds of activity will help to end the …
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