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Medicaid to Screen Moms for Drug Abuse, Other Problems – Greenville News

Medicaid to screen moms for drug abuse, other problems – Greenville News
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Pregnant women on Medicaid will be screened for substance abuse and other problems and referred for treatment under a new state program… Continue reading

Worthington Mother Fights Drug Abuse After Son Dies

Worthington Mother Fights Drug Abuse After Son Dies

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Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
A mother who lost her son to a drug overdose is now helping a task force fight addiction. Get the story.
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State AG Seeks Action on Prescription Drug Abuse ‘crisis’

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State AG seeks action on prescription drug abuse ‘crisis’
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Hoping to attack the growing problem of prescription drug abuse, state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today called for legislation that would… Continue reading

Ex-Hamilton Board Member Named to Alcoholism/drug Abuse Council

Ex-Hamilton board member named to alcoholism/drug abuse council
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
The council administers the state’s $ 10 million Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Program, the largest network of community-based anti-drug coalitions in the country.… Continue reading

Drug Abuse Threats in Medicine Cabinets, ‘Head Shops,’ Officials Say

Drug abuse threats in medicine cabinets, ‘head shops,’ officials say
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Keeping up with the wide-ranging, often bewildering array of designer drugs with appeal for young people is difficult enough, but parents often are the unwitting… Continue reading

Firm Previews New Form of Painkiller; Abuse Experts Worried – Evansville Courier-Press

Firm previews new form of painkiller; abuse experts worried – Evansville Courier-Press
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Analysts say the market is worth billions of dollars. But critics fear the new hydrocodone drugs could unleash a new wave of… Continue reading