UN Anti-Narcotics Panel Calls for Greater Stock in Prevention, Treatment of Drug Abuse
UN anti-narcotics panel calls for greater stock in prevention, treatment of drug abuse
UNITED NATIONS, March 4 (Xinhua) — Prescription drug abuse in North America and drug trafficking in Latin America, Europe and other parts of the world are major issues of concern, but investment in prevention and treatment of drug abuse can …
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Lawmakers push for drug abuse treatment, recovery funding
We’re talking about the epidemic of prescription drug, and heroin abuse — right here in New … But there are a number of other trouble spots we can identify where we could have parents who have a concern about their family and try to widen …
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UN anti-narcotics panel urges greater stock in prevention, treatment of drug abuse
4 March 2014 – Investment in prevention and treatment of drug abuse can lead to significant savings in health-care and crime-related costs, and alleviate the suffering of drug-dependent users and their families, the independent United Nations body tasked …
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White House official addresses Utah's prescription drug abuse problem
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has led the nation in prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths, and the state's pain pill problem has caught the attention of the Deputy White House Drug Policy Director who was in Salt Lake City Friday. “Our 22-year-old son …
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Substance abuse experts, community team up to combat drug, heroin addiction
ALBANY – New York State must take fast action against the growing heroin and prescription drug epidemic. That was the message at a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday. The Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers, also called …
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Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released, shows 12.3 percent of Massachusetts youth ages 12-17 reported using illicit drugs within a month before being surveyed.
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