Free Presentation Offered for Parents on Drug Abuse

Free presentation offered for parents on drug abuse

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Members of NOPE — Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education — will share their own tragic stories as well as facts on prescription pill abuse, drug interaction, signs of substance abuse, addiction, parenting strategies and where to get help. The free …
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Lock Up Your Lethals campaign addresses prescription drug abuse and more

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While new studies show prescription drug abuse is declining, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say it's still an epidemic. One in 20 people in the nation age 12 and older reported using prescription painkillers for …
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Skiatook High School and ABLE Commission to host presentation on drug …

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SKIATOOK – This evening, the Skiatook community will partner with the Oklahoma ABLE Commission to educate parents and teens on the seriousness of drug and alcohol abuse among high school students. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, …
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Pain doctor's office raided in prescription drug abuse probe

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"You can't say, 'No. You don't have pain…. You're just seeking drugs.' It's very difficult to tell anybody that." But if he believes a patient is abusing drugs, he said, "they are out of my clinic. I would send them to a psychiatrist, because that's …
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