Mayor Roberts launches prescription drug abuse awareness campaign

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It can be as dangerous and as fatal as other drug use." Although San Juan County recorded the second lowest Oxycodone sales rate in New Mexico for 2010 according to a report by the state's Department of Health, a recent Centers for Disease Control and …
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News from around Wisconsin at 5:58 pm CST

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(AP) — Prosecutors have charged a former Department of Corrections probation agent with stealing prescription drugs. The state Justice Department filed multiple charges against 41-year-old Kim Hoenisch on Friday, including felony drug possession and …
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Drug traders should be sensitised to addicts` woes: Court

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New Delhi: Jailed drug traffickers should be sensitised to the pain and agonies of drug addicts by making them visit periodically to hospitals and drug de-addiction centres and see how many people suffer at their hands, a Delhi court has said …
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Substance abuse cost state more than .2 billion in 2010

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During the past five to 10 years, patients have gotten younger. Local top employers deal with personnel who struggle with alcohol and drug abuse; most of them allow employees who undergo treatment to return to the job. In 2010, substance abuse resulted …
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