DARP Drug Abuse Prevention

Published July 28, 2013

DARP Drug Abuse Prevention – Marilyn Belmonte is a substance abuse prevention expert and drug recogntion specialist working with communities and professionals in Massachusetts. She has b…

Property crime hike puts San Mateo County on alert

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

"Proposition 36 is one of the worst things to happen to California because there's no accountability," Manheimer said of the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000. The law allows qualifying individuals convicted of nonviolent drug-possession …
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Vaccine might have helped 'Glee' star Monteith

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

“We view all our drug-abuse vaccines that we have developed to be most useful with addicts who desire getting off the drug but have problems with abstinence,” he added. Preventing the high, in itself, might prevent overdose, but addicts can take …
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Cory Monteith overdose spotlights surge in heroin addiction and death

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The problem of drug overdoses and deaths extends far beyond the use of heroin or other illicit drugs. In the United States, drug abuse was the leading cause of injury and death in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of …
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