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• Regulating Synthetic Drugs Poses Challenges

  (May 7, 2012)

  (Spring 2012) The American Association of Poison Control Centers reports the use of synthetic drugs is escalating at an alarming rate. This includes bath salts and synthetic marijuana, “K2” and […]

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• More Americans Drinking

  (May 3, 2012)

  Alcohol consumption is at a 25-year high. A 2010 Gallup Poll found that 67 percent of the U.S. adult population drinks alcohol. However, there are some interesting regional nuances to […]

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• Rx Drug Abuse Explodes

  (April 30, 2012)

  A report released by SAMHSA reveals that treatment admissions for prescription drug abuse increased an astonishing 430 percent from 1999 to 2009. The states hit hardest include Kentucky, Maine, Delaware, […]

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• Alcohol Tops List as Most Harmful Drug

  (January 11, 2012)

  From our archives: Previous articles that have some relevance today Original date: 12/2010 Britain’s Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs recently rated drugs on the amount of harm done to both […]

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• Rx Drugs: EPA Disposal Guideline

  (January 9, 2012)

  From our archives: Previous articles that have some relevance today Original date: 03/2010 Return unused, unneeded or expired prescription drugs to pharmaceutical take-back locations in your community, if available. If […]

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