Drug Board Notes Decline in Drug Users

Drug board notes decline in drug users

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) reported yesterday that the number of drug users in the country significantly dropped from a high of 6.7 million in 2004 to 1.7 million in 2008. DDB Deputy Executive Director Amador Pabustan, who attended the Provincial …
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In tackling substance abuse, state could learn from Oregon

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

The consequences of high addiction rates are well known to West Virginians. An alarming number of people die, with the state having the second highest drug overdose rate among the states, at 25.8 per 100,000 people in 2008, according to the Centers for …
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What does rising prescription drug abuse mean for the war on drugs?

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Nowhere is the problem more apparent than Houston, where the renowned medical center area has become “a national hotspot for prescription drug abuse,” according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle. The paper reported in … In 2008, Houston law …
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Decorated Bay City veteran gets help from the system in battling drug addiction

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

BAY CITY, MI — In the fall of 2012, decorated veteran Benjamin O. Green received two strokes of good fortune — the birth of his daughter and the Veterans Administration telling him it was stepping forward to help him overcome his drug addiction …
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