drug abuse

Students Urged to Break Silence on Drug Abuse – Statesman Journal

Students urged to break silence on drug abuse – Statesman Journal

Students urged to break silence on drug abuse
Statesman Journal
Ron Putnam, whose 21-year-old daughter died of an accidental heroin overdose two years ago, urged West Salem High School students Thursday to speak up if they suspect their peers… Continue reading

Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
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Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
The Times offers a very simplistic analysis of America’s drug dependence. As an emergency room physician, I see many chronic-pain patients who “run out” of their allotted opiates and then run to an emergency room. I am sometimes threatened with …
drug abuse… Continue reading

Ala. House Approves Execution Drug Secrecy Bill

Ala. House approves execution drug secrecy bill
Republican Rep. Lynn Greer says it's harder to get the drugs because companies are afraid of lawsuits and backlash from death penalty opponents. Opponents argued the details of the state-sanctioned taking of life should not be kept secret. Democratic Rep.
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Letters: Drug Abuse Starts With the Individual – Los Angeles Times

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual – Los Angeles Times

Letters: Drug abuse starts with the individual
Los Angeles Times
The article identifies doctors as the primary source of narcotic painkillers for chronic abusers and says a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study challenges the belief that… Continue reading

Oklahoma Senate Advances Bill Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse – Tulsa World

Oklahoma Senate advances bill targeting prescription drug abuse – Tulsa World

Oklahoma Senate advances bill targeting prescription drug abuse
Tulsa World
OKLAHOMA CITY — The state Senate on Wednesday passes a measure aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse. Senate Bill 1821 by Sen. A.J. Griffin, R-Guthrie, would require physicians… Continue reading