Youth Initiative in Kitengela Seeks to Stamp Out Drug Abuse

Youth initiative in Kitengela seeks to stamp out drug abuse – The government is intent on dealing with drug peddling and addiction in the country and a group of young recovering addicts from Kitengela are joining in the…

@ISSUE: Why are death rates soaring from prescription drug abuse by women?

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It is important that health care providers follow guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing (including screening and monitoring for substance abuse and mental health problems). They should also discuss all pain treatment options with their patients …
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Cincinnati to host state-wide drug abuse outreach conference and marijuana …

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He said attendees run the gamut: representing non-profit organizations, community and faith-based organizations, medical professionals, treatment organizations–essentially anyone whose lives have been touched by alcohol, tobacco and drug addiction or …
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Prescription drug abuse message spreads

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WHAT HAPPENED: Volunteers and staff at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital began to notice an increase in the number of babies born with Neonatal Abstinence System. Together with the Delaware County chapter of Prevent Child Abuse, …
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If you want to find substance abuse, there are better people to test than SNAP …

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If you want to find substance abuse, there are better people to test than SNAP recipients. by Harold Pollack. House Republicans want to give states the authority to drug-test food stamp applicants. Yet as Sheldon Danziger and I discuss in Wonkblog …
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