Christie Veto of Good Samaritan Bill Devastates Families of Drug-Overdose …
Christie veto of Good Samaritan bill devastates families of drug-overdose …
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Hamilton Township resident Paul Ressler lost his 22-year-old son Corey to drug abuse in 2010 while living with friends in Jersey City. Ressler said he later learned someone dialed 911 on Corey's phone, but then aborted the call. “When you're confronted …
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Drugs addict sons, make widows in Punjab
Filed under: drug addiction news 2010
regime, and also referred to in another document of Punjab government entitled State Disaster Management Plan For 2010-11, which reads "some 73.5 per cent of state's youth between 16 and 35 years are confirmed drug addicts." The plan he mentioned …
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Local students increasing abuse of prescription drugs, study shows
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Those who said they took painkillers like OxyContin, Codeine or Tylenol III rose from 13.3 percent in 2010 to 14 percent in 2012. Smith said the trend reflects a national increase in prescription drug abuse across the country. The survey results were …
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The Costs of Addiction to the State
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ANCHORAGE – A recent report by the McDowell Group says alcohol and drug abuse cost Alaska's economy $ 1.2 billion in 2010. "I don't think people think about it being an economic cost to anyone other than the individual who's drinking or using,” said …
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