Drug abuse forum scheduled in Lima today
Drug abuse forum scheduled in Lima today
The meeting gave community members an opportunity to discuss drug abuse concerns with DeWine and a panel of local experts. Local panel members included Michael Schoenhofer and Ed Monfort , of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of …
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Heroin use rising in Arkansas; drug deaths rare
While heroin use has grown since nearly a decade ago, the state's health department says prescription drug abuse ranks higher on the state's list of health problems. "Heroin is always a concern," said Kerry Krell, the Arkansas Health Department's …
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Nearly 4 Million Seriously Mentally Ill Still Without Insurance
… Association (AMHCA), a group that represents mental health professionals. In states that agreed to expand Medicaid, about 3 million people who have those conditions and were uninsured are now eligible for coverage, according to the report …
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Gov't Stops Counting Drug Users
It was an objective test that, for the first time, let the enormity of the drug problem in America rear its ugly head. Instead of filling a hole in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)—which doesn't account for the homeless or prisoners …
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