Rep. Carter Introduces Measure to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

Published February 17, 2013

Rep. Carter Introduces Measure to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

“This proposal will significantly reduce the abuse potential for drugs that are highly addictive, dangerous, and often fuel the substance abuse problem in this country,” said Rep. Carter, the Ranking Member of the General Law Committee which oversees …
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Jail's substance abuse program to grow expands

Filed under: Substance Abuse

The Daviess County Detention Center's inmate substance abuse treatment programs will expand beginning next month when the program increases to house 55 inmates at a time. The program currently houses 35 inmates, Daviess County Jailer David …
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LaPage pleads for substance abuse counselor in city schools

Filed under: Substance Abuse

PORTSMOUTH — School Board member Kent LaPage made an impassioned plea to restore funding in the school budget for a drug abuse counselor Tuesday night. The call for more preventive measures to assist at-risk students came in the wake of a …
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