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Alcohol & Drug Trends

• Marijuana Facts – Who’s got the correct answers?

  (December 16, 2016)

  (Winter 2016) Confusion about the safety of marijuana can be the result of looking at different data from different perspectives.  Such is the case with the contrary perspectives about youth […]

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• DEA Delays Kratom Drug Classification

  (December 16, 2016)

  (Winter 2016) Even with an extended history of medicinal use, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was prepared to categorize Kratom as a Schedule I drug this summer. This classification would […]

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• Marijuana Trends Show Successes & Setbacks

  (December 16, 2016)

  (Winter 2016) A 12-year overview revealed a 35% increase in the current (past month) usage of marijuana by individuals age 12 and older between 2002 and 2014. The report, issued […]

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• Heroin Laced with Killer Drug Hits Ohio Streets

  (December 16, 2016)

  (Winter 2016) Carfentanil, an extremely strong drug typically used for tranquilizing large animals, is now being mixed with heroin and sold in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Florida. The […]

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• Opioid Intervention & Prevention Efforts

  (December 16, 2016)

  (Winter 2016) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently cemented a final order that will cut the 2017 amount of most Schedule II opiate and opioid medications produced in the U.S. […]

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