Officials Decry Drug Addiction 'epidemic'

Published February 26, 2014

Officials decry drug addiction 'epidemic'
TAUNTON — An emergency call for an overdose Monday morning briefly interrupted the round-table discussion on drug addiction at Taunton Central Fire Station attended by the top drug policy adviser in the United States and several Massachusetts mayors.
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DEA turns to texting to fight prescription drug abuse
"It really is out of control here," said Rick Allen, director of the Georgia Drug and Narcotics Agency. Prescription drug abuse is a national epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Overdose rates in the United States have more than …
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Officials decry addiction 'epidemic'
White House Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske, right, speaks as U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., listens during a news conference in Taunton on Monday. The two met with local officials, first responders and parents to discuss how to attack the …
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