Eureka Days to Promote Medication Abuse Awareness Campaign

Eureka Days to promote Medication Abuse Awareness Campaign

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Prescription medication abuse is epidemic in the U.S. Every day, on average, 6,000 people abuse prescription drugs for the first time – 2,700, or 45 percent, are teens trying to get high or perform better on exams. … “And, the support of Walgreens …
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Helping seniors through depression issues

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

Those at the highest risk include older adults with a personal or family history of depression, failing health, substance abuse problems, or inadequate social support.” You need to be especially aware of the following conditions and “risk factors”. 1 …
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Cartooning on Clarion Alley to Prevent Overdoses

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

The muralists have both been personally affected by drug abuse and want to help reduce the stigma associated with helping, rather than punishing, people on drugs. Moreover, they said, it is critical that people understand the basics of how to spot and …
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Father seeks to change privacy rules

Filed under: drug abuse help for families

Heroin use and arrests in Camden have steadily increased over the past five years, a trend Thomson – like many in law enforcement – contends is "precipitated by the pandemic of opioid prescription drug abuse of the most popular pills OxyContin, Vicodin …
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Families of Substance Users Part 2 – Lastingrecovery.com – Judy Saalinger – Visit LastingRecovery.com or call 858-453-4315 to find the help you need. Part 2 of a 3-part Audio Program focusing on Families of Substance Abusers, with Dr…