Law enforcement attends prescription drug summit

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FORT HOOD — Representatives from local law enforcement agencies met at Fort Hood on Tuesday to participate in a training summit on prescription drug abuse. The summit, hosted at Club Hood, was organized and run by pharmaceutical company Purdue …
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WNC communities tackle prescription drug problem

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ASHEVILLE — Polk County is the latest Western North Carolina community to launch an initiative aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse and deaths from overdose, a problem that has hit rural areas across the region. Prescription drug abuse is the …
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Sheriff targets drug abuse

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“They stole drugs … The number one drug that's abused now is prescription meds.” Whisenant also spoke about the number of those in high school who are taking prescription opiates. Recently, he spoke to the youth group at his church and asked if there …
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