PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse Aired 5-3-13

Published November 23, 2013

PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse aired 5-3-13 – In this excerpt from the PBS NewsHour, correspondent Betty Ann Bowser looks at what Oklahoma is doing to battle prescription drug abuse, and the addiction th…

State grant to help local colleges with substance abuse prevention

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Keene State College and Franklin Pierce University hope to improve the way they tackle alcohol and prescription drug abuse on their campuses thanks to a two-year state grant. The N.H. Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services awarded a $ 571,617 grant to …
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Other views: Drug abuse talk needs to cover all the right bases

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In a recent study, 86 parents of high school students surveyed said their talk with their parents was bereft of a warning about prescription drug abuse. This same study unearthed an equally alarming trend: There are lax attitudes among both parents and …
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BVCASA, Blinn form partnership to reduce drug abuse

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The Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (BVCASA) and Blinn College have partnered to develop strategies to address substance abuse among young adults in the Brenham and Bryan-College Station communities. BVCASA has received …
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