An Introduction to the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

An Introduction to the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – The Generation Rx Initiative presents a resources to highlight this growing epidemic. The Generation Rx Initiative, a partnership between The Ohio State Univ…

Chesterfield Crime for Feb. 19

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

5 for a reported narcotics/drug abuse/possession-marijuana. – Police responded to the 5800 block of Woodpecker Road at 12 a.m. Feb. 5 for a reported narcotics/drug/sale/manufacture-marijuana. – Police responded to the 2500 block of Southland Drive at 9 …
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Man overdoses on heroin, charged with drug possession

Filed under: drug abuse statistics

Olesen told officers he used heroin because “he was no longer able to obtain prescription pain medication because of his abuse of that pain medication,” according to the complaint. A $ 500 cash bond and $ 2,000 signature bond were set during Olesen's …
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Troubling statistics in Penn report on alcohol and drug use

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A University of Pennsylvania commission established a little over a year ago to review alcohol and drug use on campus had little to offer in the way of recommendations in its report issued Tuesday, but quite a lot of stark data about conditions at the …
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