Staten Island Gains in War on Rx Scourge

Published March 17, 2013

Staten Island gains in war on Rx scourge

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

This past September saw the formal launch of the Tackling Youth Substance Abuse (TYSA) initiative, a public-private partnership pushing for the community to take ownership of the epidemic, and reverse drug use trends here. And last August, following …
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Substance abuse, the dark side of SnowBall festival

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

The staff at Middle Park Medical Center in Granby had performed superbly despite being overwhelmed by a crush of young people who had been hurt by substance abuse. I was one … Here are some grim statistics from the weekend of the SnowBall festival.
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Prescription drug abuse — Federal legislation merits full support

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Rockefeller is warning that prescription drug abuse or misuse is now responsible for nine out of 10 drug-related deaths in the state — a highly alarming statistic. Rahall also recently announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy would …
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