Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country Lamar Associates

Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country Lamar Associates – Indian Country Training, a division of Lamar Associates, 100 percent Native American owned Professional Training and Technical Assistance company. Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country continues to increase and in some Tribal communities eclipse the methamphetamine crisis. This interview took place on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation with Agnes and Patricia Devereaux, sisters to Rita Devereaux who died of a prescription drug overdose in 2005. The sisters agreed to the interview conducted by Walter Lamar, a cousin to the Devereaux family and enrolled Blackfeet Tribal Member.

Survey Finds Prescription Drug Abuse A Danger For Rim Country Seniors

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In addition, the coalition plans to collaborate with Eastern Area Health Education Center (EAHEC) to fund and support the program. Crumb said the prevention coalition is also working to decrease the misuse of prescription … “Additionally, Payson has …
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Montgomery County officials examine drug prevention for teens as use soars

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… problems, particularly on the Eastern Shore and in Western Maryland. Nationally, the number of emergency room visits for prescription drug abuse of opiates such as oxycodone doubled from 2004 to 2009, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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