Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country Lamar Associates
Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country Lamar Associates – Indian Country Training, a division of Lamar Associates, 100 percent Native American owned Professional Training and Technical Assistance company. Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country continues to increase and in some Tribal communities eclipse the methamphetamine crisis. This interview took place on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation with Agnes and Patricia Devereaux, sisters to Rita Devereaux who died of a prescription drug overdose in 2005. The sisters agreed to the interview conducted by Walter Lamar, a cousin to the Devereaux family and enrolled Blackfeet Tribal Member.
David A. Clayman: Drug abuse in W.Va.
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Other strategies, like educating our kids about the dangers of these drugs and our parents about how to safely dispose of them, can help drive down demand. We all need to open our eyes to the prescription drug abuse epidemic, and support those who are …
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