Child Fatality Task Force Fears Increase in Deaths Due to Prescription Drugs

Published January 23, 2013

Child Fatality Task Force fears increase in deaths due to prescription drugs

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

The aim is to reduce opioid-related overdoses, manage substance abuse issues affiliated with opioid misuse and abuse, and optimize treatment of chronic pain. Last spring, the idea brought together a coalition of people who have a stake in lowering the …
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Possession Accounts for 90 Percent of Drug Arrests, New Report Says

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The statistics from the Texas Department of Public Safety include an aggregation of adult and juvenile drug-related arrests. According to the study, the price of housing individuals with drug possession offenses costs Texas tax payers more than $ 700 …
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Hawaii Teens Drug Abuse Facts

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According to the Hawaii's drug use statistics, thousands of Hawaiian teens are also exposed to different banned substances, such as methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and club drugs. An alarming … Data from the National Survey of Substance …
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