Drugs Do Not Equal Health

Published April 14, 2013

Drugs do not equal health

Filed under: Drug Use Washington

“Adverse drug events” is the term used when the supposed appropriate drug is given and taken properly by the patients – they just have an unexpected side effect to the medication. These result in an estimated 2.5 million hospitalizations and 1 million …
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DEA drug take back program

Filed under: Drug Use Washington

More than 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high …
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Lisbon Police Reports 4-14

Filed under: Drug Use Washington

A caller reported two people were engaging in drug use at Willow Grove Park at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The caller could smell marijuana and see them smoking a pipe. A woman … Hank W. Joy Jr., 25, Caldwell Avenue, was cited for improper backing after he …
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Filed under: Drug Use Washington

Among companies in the state that have wellness programs, 52 percent use financial rewards to encourage employees to participate, 17 percent use financial penalties and the rest use no incentives, Mercer said. But more … Drug-store chain CVS Caremark …
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