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…

Organization aims to keep prescription drugs locked up

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Roberts said prescription drug abuse is a problem in Muskogee County. She cited information from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics saying the county had 87 opioid analgesic deaths between 1999 and 2010, a rate of 11.1 per 100,000 population. In 2009 …
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The ruinous war on drugs

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n Fraction of people incarcerated for a drug offense in state prison who are black or Hispanic, although these groups use and sell drugs at similar rates as whites: two-thirds. These statistics would suggest our governments, state and federal, believe …
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Avon Lake to host second drug abuse awareness forum

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With those statistics in mind, Zilka promised the city would provide additional opportunities for people to seek help and become educated about drug abuse. The mayor also has remained in contact with Catherine Gabe of Communities that Care of Lorain …
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