Drug Abuse Rising in Myanmar

Drug abuse rising in Myanmar – A region that is notorious for its international drug trade, Myanmar’s Golden Triangle has developed a drug problem in its backyard as well. Although the gov…

Scioto County tops state in prescription opioid deaths

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A press conference was held in Columbus Tuesday with officials from the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services along with other state agencies to talk about the 2011 rate of increase for prescription opioid deaths in Ohio. According to …
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Drug deaths report puts spotlight on methadone programmes

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Scottish Labour's MSP Lewis Macdonald, said: “It is important to remember that these figures represent a death and, in almost half the cases, it is a parent who has died. “While methadone is a valuable way of stabilising drug use, it can't be seen to …
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Commentary: Why Uncle Luke's Condom Message Is Not Enough

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He continues by reminding everyone of the Black community's very abysmal HIV statistics, noting, “Blacks account for more new HIV infections and HIV-related deaths than any other racial/ethnic group in the United States. Of the 1.1 million … “It is …
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SRU Health Outreach needs to address disorders like Spontaneous Human …

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Although the SRU Health Outreach Peer Education Network has done a great job of helping students learn about important issues like depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse there are some obvious limits to what the program can accomplish. I mean, they can …
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