November Is Substance Abuse Awareness Month in Bedford

Published December 11, 2013

November Is Substance Abuse Awareness Month in Bedford

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Bedford's Substance Abuse Awareness Month, November 2013 is upon us and it is time for an update on trends in the ongoing efforts to keep our community safe. According to the “National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII: Teens,” the …
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Substance Abuse Coalition works to curb underage drinking

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Over the past year, Palm Beach County has passed an ordinance requiring all alcohol vendors to display signs stating the legal age to buy alcohol, the consequences of buying for or selling to anyone younger than 21 and a number to call to report anyone …
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Medical Trainees Increase Substance Abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Amongst 284 residents that had substance abuse problems, whose drugs abuse were known, the most popular had been IV opioids like fentanyl with 137 people, alcohol with 85, hypnotic and anesthetic drugs like benzodiazepines with 46, marijuana with 33 …
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