Bradley County Hosts Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative April 22-27

Published April 18, 2013

Bradley County Hosts Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative April 22-27

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That same study revealed more than 70 percent of people …
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Prescription drug disposal event slated for April 27 in Somerset

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

Rates of prescription-drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs, the release said. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family …
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