Prescription Drug Abuse

Prescription drug abuse – Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem. A local great grandmother was arrested after selling pain pills to an undercover cop.

Colorado second in nation for prescription drug abuse

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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 6 percent of Coloradans 12 years and older used painkillers for a non-medical purpose in the past year. The rate in Oregon was 6.37 percent. The abuse of painkillers was highest among Coloradans …
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Briarcliff Joins Prescription Drug Take-Back Movement

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Campion said he doesn't see prescription-drug abuse becoming a growing problem in the village of Briarcliff Manor, but thought it was important to reduce the possibility, regardless. “We have, from time to time, arrested people who do have pills on …
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Let's Fight a Different 'War on Drugs'

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Drug abuse, much of it from prescription medication, now kills more Americans each year than homicide or car accidents. It has become the fastest-growing cause of accidental death in the U.S.. To put the magnitude of the issue in perspective, the death …
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