Pamlico County Offers Drop-Off Box for Prescription Drugs

Published May 25, 2013

Pamlico County offers drop-off box for prescription drugs

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

BAYBORO — Pamlico County Sheriff Billy Sawyer knows first-hand the misery that comes with prescription drug abuse. Sawyer, who fights illegal drugs every day on the job, had a relative who was prescribed narcotic pain medication for a legitimate need.
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Public health: The slippery slope to drug addiction

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

… of 4 million people in Pakistan who use cannabis, according to Drug Use in Pakistan 2013, a report made by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Narcotics Control and the Pakistan Bureau of …
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Kids on drugs as young as six

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"We know that drug and alcohol abuse are the major contributors later on to anti-social behaviour, family violence and criminal activity, so we want to make sure we invest very early on to make sure kids know about alcohol and drugs." WA Council of …
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Judges have a duty to slap down bullying barristers

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… sport; of alcohol with various kinds of responsible work. Such an approach could at least restrict recreational drug use; much of the remainder is more a medical or public-health problem anyway and requires other solutions. David Hunt. West Wickham …
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