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Youngstown Woman Claims Boyfriend Stalked Her and Killed Her Dogs

Youngstown woman claims boyfriend stalked her and killed her dogs

Filed under: Portland Drug Abuse

On April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its eighth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted …
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Ex-Maine nurse sentenced for stealing opioids from hospital

Filed under: Portland Drug Abuse

“The diversion of prescription drugs to fuel abuse continues to be a major problem in Maine,” said Attorney General Janet Mills. “We have made progress in making these substances harder to abuse and more difficult to obtain, however pharmaceutical …
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Heroin abuse spreads misery across America

Filed under: Portland Drug Abuse

Once mainly a city phenomenon, the drug has spread — gripping postcard villages in Vermont, middle-class enclaves outside Chicago, the sleek urban core of Portland, Ore., and places in between and beyond. It remains a small part of America's drug …
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School Matters: Help fund Project Graduation

Filed under: Portland Drug Abuse

Project Graduation was launched in 1984 as part of a local drug and alcohol task force formed in response to a growing substance abuse problem among Reedsport's youth. The founders' goal was to keep kids safe by providing an … They settled on what a …
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