Century Clinic to Address Area's 'Near Epidemic' Prescription Drug Abuse
Century Clinic To Address Area's 'Near Epidemic' Prescription Drug Abuse
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Lakeview Center in Century will open a new clinic next week to address the Century area's “near epidemic prescription drug abuse” problem. “Opioid dependency has reached near-epidemic levels in this part of Florida and Alabama,” said Marvin Chaffin, …
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Attorney general's website shows impact of prescription drug abuse
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentuckians are sharing the heartaches of prescription drug abuse on a webpage aimed at combating widespread addiction to pills found in medicine cabinets. In an online video, Ashland resident Mike Donta recounts his 24-year-old …
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Twitter delivers substance abuse prevention message
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The Johnston Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is geared toward preventing drug and alcohol use among young people. So to get that message across, they're communicating with teens in a language they understand – in 140 characters or less.
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DCYF director: Drug abuse doesn't equate to child's removal from home
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Bishop said Tuesday she could not speak about that specific case, but said drug and other substance abuse is a growing reason why case investigators respond to reports of child abuse and neglect. “I can tell you, I've been in this business for more …
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