Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse on the Rise

Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse on the Rise
The growing alarm to drug abuse is nothing new, but as the number of deaths rise in Fairfield County, Norwalk officials are warning the community of what has become not only a state-wide epidemic, but a local emergency. State-wide drug-related deaths have …
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Treating Drug Use as a Disease, Not a Crime
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a “crisis” or a “serious problem” in the U.S. That number hasn’t changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
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Klobuchar presses DEA to implement law to help curb prescription drug abuse
NEWS RELEASE — Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to press the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for immediate action to implement her law to help fight prescription drug abuse and …
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Program on drug addiction is for parents and teens
Pascack Valley – The Hills/Valley Coalition is sponsoring a free program, Abuse in Our Backyard – The Face of Addiction: A Family Portrait" on Wednesday, April 23 at Pascack Valley High School, 200 Piermont Ave., Hillsdale. The program is open to all …
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Addiction News
For the latest addiction news, bookmark This Just In. From legal matters and celebrity troubles to addiction studies and recovery stories, this section features the hottest topics in alcohol and drug abuse news. We sort out the sometimes overwhelming …
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