Mangano Advances Initiatives to Address Prescription Drug Abuse

Published August 1, 2013

Mangano Advances Initiatives To Address Prescription Drug Abuse – Following a nearly year-long study on the impact of prescription drug abuse in Nassau, County Executive Edward P. Mangano today accepted the Nassau County Pr…

International day against drug abuse: Drug abuse, trafficking and violence

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Drug abuse and illicit trafficking continue to have a profoundly negative impact on development and stability across the world. The billions of … Development in Afghanistan is being hindered by the highest rates of opiate prevalence in the world. In …
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Norwalk charity helps impoverished Lakota

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One more statistic comes from Bryan Nurnberger, founder of Simply Smiles, a Connecticut-based organization that provides a safe haven for children and desperately needed services on the reservation. … Alcoholism, drug abuse and diabetes run rampant.
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Rare East African Drug Discovered in Unalaska

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A substance legal in several countries but illegal in the United States, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, it's estimated that more than 10 million people worldwide currently use khat. DEA officials say khat can cause manic behavior …
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