Pickens County Rallies Against Prescription Drug Abuse

Pickens County rallies against prescription drug abuse

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Health-care professionals and other leaders in Pickens County have banded together in hopes of combating prescription drug abuse and misuse, described by some as an epidemic around the state and the nation. “For every overdose death, you have … Maley …
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Prescription drugs: Apathy in the 'resume generation'

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She urges everyone, not only parents, to help treat those suffering from addiction. “People are only concerned about what affects them, well, the reality of this is that drug addiction is affecting everyone, even the people who aren't using,” she said …
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Moms and Docs: Partnering to Promote a Compassionate Health Care

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We've known that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder for decades, so why haven't we heard more of an outcry from the real stakeholders in this problem, (parents and health care providers) about the punitive and destructive way in which it is …
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Man used fake ID to lure girls

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The girls' parents learned of Ainsworth's plan to visit their house and called police when he arrived there. “I believe he was … At least one encountered a drug addiction “to ease the pain,” and another alienated her family until she got pregnant …
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