News tagged with 'drug abuse'. Found 8 tagged news.

Syracuse Post-Standard: Continue reading "CNY doctors see prescription drug abuse growing among teens" »

Waterbury :: CT :: USA | 1 day ago

CNY doctors see prescription drug abuse growing among teens by Sue Weibezahl Porter / The Post-Standard Sunday November 30, 2008, 6:14 AM Students in at least four Onondaga County school districts have been caught distributing prescription drugs in their...

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Herald-Dispatch, West Virginia: W.Va. board takes aim at prescription drug abuse

Charleston :: SC :: USA | 11 days ago

Prescription drug abuse has long been a major problem in West Virginia, but the response to it has been too disorganized to make a significant dent. That's the argument that led to the formation late last year of the Controlled Substance Advisory Board.

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Fariñas seeks funds for school anti-drug abuse projects

Baguio :: Philippines | 4 months ago

Vice Mayor Daniel Fariñas will ask the City Council to allocate P1 million to fund activities of the various School Anti-Drug Abuse Councils city-wide. This was announced during the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Cadac) synergy meeting held at the City...

Tags: drug abuse, Daniel Fariñas, Cadac, abuse councils

Information Week: Online Database To Help Fight Prescription Drug Abuse In California

Justice :: IL :: USA | 5 months ago

Every year thousands of doctors try to check their patient's prescription history information but California's current database is difficult to access," Brown said during a news conference. "If California puts this information online, with real-time access,...

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Build healthier, safer world by reducing damage of drugs - UN chief

New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 months ago

But we also have a better understanding of how to confront drug abuse and trafficking. Policymakers can draw on a growing body of evidence about drug dependence and drug-use trends. "International cooperation and technical assistance are improving law...

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Britney Spears Awarded Overnight Stays with Sons

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago

Posted by jzahir

Life might just be starting to get rosier for pop star Britney Spears. The result of the latest hearing in her custody duel with ex-husband Kevin Federline seems to be the right to overnight visits with sons, two year old Sean Preston and one year old...

Tags: Britney Spears, custody, Kevin Federline, psychiatry, drug abuse

China executes three in drugs crackdown

Beijing :: China | 5 months ago

Xinhua news agency says courts in four Chinese cities handed down verdicts in 20 drug trafficking cases earlier this week to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on Thursday. "As the number and scale of drug dealing...

Tags: drug dealing, drug abuse, Shanghai, dealing cases, illicit trafficking, China

Celebrity drug abusers 'treated softly by police'

London :: United Kingdom | 9 months ago

UK and around the world", although he declined to name the celebrities he had in mind. Last month the singer Amy Winehouse was questioned by police but not arrested over a video that appeared to show her smoking crack cocaine. The Babyshambles

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