Dramatic Rise in Substance Abuse in America – Teen Drug Use Number One Health Problem

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Bacchus Marsh ice scourge: Police pledge to help, not arrest drug addicts

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He said part of the problem was a lack of reliable statistics on drug use. "We don't have drug addicts who are registered to any one organisation that provide the stats," he said. "The only stats are the drug and alcohol workers who have the files of …
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Seven million 'take painkillers so they can work'

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In a 2011 survey, four in five GPs admitted continuing to prescribe drugs to patients they suspected might be addicted. More than half were worried about prescription drug abuse in their areas. Earlier this month academics called for diclofenac, a …
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Drug overdose deaths rise for 11th consecutive year

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prescription drug overdose deaths · prescription drug abuse · drug abuse. Advertisement. Drug overdoses have risen for the 11th consecutive year according to the National Center for Health Statistics in a new research letter reported in the Journal of …
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