NIDA TV Spotlight on Carol Boyd: Prescription Drug Abuse in Youth

NIDA TV Spotlight on Carol Boyd: Prescription Drug Abuse in Youth – NIDA TV interview with University of Michigan Professor and NIDA Grantee, Carol Boyd, Ph.D, M.S.N. following her presentation on Prescription Drug Abuse in Y…

Prescription drug abuse on the rise in Missouri

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Prescription drug abuse continues to be a growing problem, especially in Missouri. People are three times more likely to die from a prescription drug overdose that they were nearly 15 years ago and a new report says lax laws could be to blame. Missouri …
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Josh Freeman was in NFL's substance abuse program

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Freeman said in a statement released by his agent late Monday that he voluntarily entered the substance-abuse program and submitted to random testing more than a year ago after he mistakenly took Ridalin instead of Adderall to treat attention deficit …
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HealthSmart focuses on wellness and drug abuse prevention

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GAINESVILLE – The Seventh Annual Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce HealthSmart Expo was held Wednesday at the Gainesville Civic Center, with a focus this year on prescription drug abuse prevention. The annual event was sponsored by the Greater …
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