Seminole to use federal money to help prescription drug abusers

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Those projects could qualify for the federal money the county gets to help low-income neighborhood, but the county plans to spend the $ 15,000 on treatment for 50 people who abuse prescription pills. That amounts to $ 300 a person, but the agency that …
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Report: NH 18-25 group abusing prescription drugs

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CONCORD (AP) — A new report shows prescription drug abuse among New Hampshire's young adults aged 18-25 is above the national average and other states in the Northeast. The state Department of Health and Human Services said data in a new report …
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1 out of 10 older teens and young adults misuse prescription drugs and sedatives

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A new study by the University of Michigan (U-M) Health System reveals that 10.4 percent of young adults and teens who are treated in an emergency room for any reason admitted to misusing sedatives or prescription pain killers at least one time in the …
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