Arkansas Nurses Association Discusses Prescription Drug Abuse

Arkansas Nurses Association Discusses Prescription Drug Abuse — 40/29’s Jo Ellison speaks with Fort Smith nurses who say that prescription drug abuse is growing among teens.

County denies newspaper request for jail detox protocol, med list
The inmate deaths were the first at the jail since 2010. Yarnall was incarcerated in the Doylestown Township jail on March 18 on a probation violation. County officials said Yarnall was … The Courier Times was unsuccessful in reaching District …
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Mother arrested after newborn tests positive for cocaine, Mobile police say
"Depending on what point in the pregnancy, how long, how much," cocaine was used, a child may suffer brain damage, said Gail Hooper, director of research and evaluation at the Drug Education Council. "Anything it does to the mother's body it's going to …
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Jared Franklin praised at Kelso City Council meeting
It was Franklin's first council meeting since he was cited two weeks ago on misdemeanor charges of a hit-and-run, driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance, allegations that led to revelations about past drug crimes and an attempt …
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