If Pennington Gap Is Dying, Drug Abuse May Be What's Killing It

If Pennington Gap is dying, drug abuse may be what's killing it

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Pack said the prescription drug abuse craze started in the 1990s because physician groups made a significant push to treat pain. At the same time, powerful prescription pain medicines, like Lortab and OxyContin, hit the market. When people become …
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Jerry Brown Considers Prison Alliance Between Private Company, Union

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D), “favors investing resources in substance abuse treatment and mental health care to reduce the rate of recidivism,” said Rhys Williams, a spokesman. “Anything we do in California to reduce the prison …
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Malibu Horizon's Addiction Treatment Pioneer Dr. AR Mohammad Cautions …

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Malibu Horizon's Addiction Treatment Pioneer Dr. A.R. Mohammad Cautions Public About Marijuana's Highly Addictive Properties. Dr. Mohammad and his team of addiction experts at Malibu Horizon launch awareness campaign around the dangers of …
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