Mike Bloomberg Delivers Keynote Address at National Rx Drug Abuse Summit

Mike Bloomberg Delivers Keynote Address at National Rx Drug Abuse Summit – Mike Bloomberg spoke about how prescription drug abuse is a national public health crisis for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit on April 3, 2013. Read the fu…

'Idle No More' inspires Canada's indigenous

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Suicide rates are some of the world's highest, according to the Canadian Institute of Child Health. Statistics Canada has reported that more than half of First Nations members living on reserves have not completed high school. Drug and alcohol abuse is …
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Area behavioral health services get welcome boost

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The statistics are grim, with an estimated one in four people being diagnosed with mental health issues. … Through the financial support of the Mary Black Foundation, Spartanburg County Foundation, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation …
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Prescription drug scourge claiming dozens of lives in Haywood

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Today, there are community outreach programs designed specifically to warn people about the adverse effects of drug abuse, both on the user and the user's loved ones. And given the rise in drug-related …. During the “Drugs in our Midst” presentations …
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