AG Schmidt: Wear Blue Friday for Child Abuse Prevention – WIBW.com

Published April 23, 2013

AG Schmidt: Wear Blue Friday For Child Abuse Prevention – WIBW.com

Filed under: drug abuse prevention

Warning signs of child abuse may include parents or caregivers who lack social contact outside the family, have alcohol or drug abuse problems, or are excessively controlling or resentful of a child, according to the Kansas Child Death Review Board …
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Heroin use rises in rural county – Philly.com

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New Jersey's heroin boom followed a national surge in prescription pill abuse. … Gabel pointed to a 2012 survey that shows the number of county high school students using heroin is higher than the national average, and while she applauded Kearns …
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FDA targets illegal OxyContin abuse

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For advocates of drug abuse prevention, the decision came at the best possible time. The patent on Purdue Pharma's original formula was about to expire, and if it had, they feared that other pharmaceutical companies would flood the market with cheaper …
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