END the WAR on DRUGS FACTS and STATISTICS
END THE WAR ON DRUGS FACTS AND STATISTICS – The Federal Government spends over billion dollars per year in the War on Drugs — almost 0 every second — and we have lost. The reason for this fail…
Lawmakers give financial support to drug database
Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment
Florida lawmakers have never before budgeted money for the database, which tracks prescriptions of pills such as oxycodone and hydrocodone across the state to identify drug addicts, prevent people from doctor shopping and stop the illegal trafficking …
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Hillsborough County drug courts in Nashua and Manchester put on hold …
Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment
The Telegraph explores the prescription drug abuse epidemic in the Nashua region. See more stories … Drug courts also target offenders who have no other access to treatment programs, but doesn't accept violent criminals or casual users. Instead of …
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Gazette opinion: Support for treatment courts must be sustained
Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment
They are doing a really nice job of it.” Considering that the parents are drug addicts and the court has only been in existence for a little over two years, that's an amazing outcome. Like other local treatment courts, Gustafson's has limited resources …
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Schumer wants tighter controls on hydrocodone to combat abuse of prescription …
Filed under: prescription drug addiction treatment
He said prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Syracuse and that drugs such as hydrocodone and opioids can also lead users to heroin for a stronger high. "It's getting worse," he said. "Not just in Syracuse but across Central New York." … Schumer …
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