New recovery program would reunite families severed by drugs

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Young women of childbearing age account for one of the fastest growing demographics nationwide for prescription drug abuse, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control statistics. The children born to those women fill neonatal intensive-care units at …
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To Sanjay Gupta: We Need a Scientific Approach to All Drugs, Not Just Pot

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For years, he spoke out against the drug, which the U.S. government classifies as one of the most dangerous illicit substances that have "no accepted medicinal use and a high potential for abuse." Now, after investigating the plant for his upcoming …
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ER visits tied to ADHD drugs quadrupled in 6 years

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Peter J. Delany, the director of the office that oversees statistics for the administration, said the rise was particularly pronounced among 18- to 25-year-olds. He said it was part of a broader pattern of negative health effects from prescription drug …
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Town Council Candidate Will Crocker Voices Support of Barnstable PD

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"Sadly, we are seeing more and more young people being harmed and destroying their lives because of the ever-increasing drug problem," Crocker said in a statement Monday. "In my work, in the criminal justice system, I see the results first hand every day.
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