Prescription Drug Monitoring Program May Curb State Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program May Curb State Drug Abuse — This story looks at how a prescription monitoring program would affect Missouri, the only state with no provision for such a program.

COMMITTEE ON DRUG ABUSE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS: Special state …
Murray said a multi-faceted approach will be needed to attack the problem, noting that education has to start earlier to prevent people from getting addicted in the first place, and that treatment options must expand for those already in the grip of …
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Surveys yet to link medical marijuana and teen drug abuse
As more states have joined the ranks, reported teen use has remained essentially flat in recent years. "We cannot draw a clean link between medical marijuana and shifting drug usage rates,'' said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National …
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Bedford Schools to Get K in State Aid to Restore Substance Abuse …
BEDFORD, N.Y. – The Bedford Central School District (BCSD) will receive $ 70,000 in state aid funding to fully restore Fox Lane High School's substance abuse counselor for the district. The position, which is known as the “Student Assistance Counselor” …
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