Rampant Drug Abuse Haunts Punjab’s Ruling Coalition

Rampant drug abuse haunts Punjab’s ruling coalition
Amritsar: Punjab has placed the Election Commission officials in a quandary following the recovery of drugs and narcotics on a daily basis. Unlike other states where political parties are accused of distributing money and alcohol as bribe to voters on poll …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey
TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids — have abused these medications.
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing in Holyoke on Drug Abuse
(WGGB) — Addressing the drug abuse crisis across the state. Several groups gathered Monday at Providence Behavioral Health in Holyoke to hear about current prevention efforts. It’s part of the Senate Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment …
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National drug take back initiative hopes to curtail prescription drug abuse
Sergeant Scott Plummer with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office says one goal of the initiative was to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse. “It's been shown that a lot of drug abuse in the house begins with prescription medications …
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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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