Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions

Published May 20, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse: CDC Answers Your Questions

Filed under: Substance Abuse

PBS NewsHour recently aired a report on prescription drug abuse that led viewers to ask many questions. We asked the CDC to answer them, below. One in 20 people in the United States say they've used prescription painkillers for non-medical reasons in …
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Students recognized for anti-substance abuse efforts

Filed under: Substance Abuse

They were each given a $ 50 gift certificate and the organizations they're involved with each received $ 500 toward their anti-drug and alcohol programs, in a ceremony on at he County Administration Building in Mount Clemens, The $ 6,600 came from the …
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Generous grant given to prevent substance abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

"One of the most effective ways that we can lower the human and societal costs of substance abuse is to deal with prevention — stop it from happening first — first and foremost, and we think that's a good investment. Our foundation believes that …
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