Monroe County Fall Summit to Address Heroin Use

Monroe County Fall Summit To Address Heroin Use

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

A general summit to address community concerns about an “epidemic” of prescription drug and heroin use and what residents can do to eradicate the problem and get users into treatment is being planned this fall at Monroe County Community College.
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Education is best answer to halt prescription drug abuse

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Community awareness is particularly important with prescription drugs because too many people are under the dangerous misconception that if something has a bar code it can't be too harmful. Too many of our parents are unaware of the ease with which …
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Should illegal drugs be used in PTSD treatment?

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… be used in PTSD treatment? Print. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Broadcast: 29/08/2013. Reporter: Conor Duffy. War veterans are pushing for a trial of drugs like MDMA and LSD in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder amid warnings of …
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Suncoast Deems Rx Drugs Too Accessible in Light of Recent Study–70% of

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19, 2013 — /PRNewswire-iReach/ — As prescription drugs continue to take the spotlight in today's news, the general public is still seemingly unaware of their dangers, with nearly 70% of Americans taking at least one prescription drug and more than …
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