Drug Use Rises Slightly at MU

Drug use rises slightly at MU

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

While the number of alcohol write-ups increased between 2010 and 2011 from 854 to 996, the drug abuse violations only increased from 50 in 2010 to 52 in 2011, according to the Office of Postsecondary Education. DPS remains firm that they have made no …
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GUEST OPINION: Legalizing marijuana has a heavy cost

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act was signed into law in January 2010. After nearly three years, the state is about to open its first legal “medical” marijuana dispensary in … Remember that 6.6 percent of 12th graders are using …
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Maine doctors help fight prescription abuse

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — More and more Maine doctors and hospitals are asking patients to sign a controlled-substances agreement that allows them to request blood or urine samples in an effort to fight the state's prescription drug abuse problem …
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Heroin-related issues on the rise in Boone

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

According to Bill Mark, director of the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force, five years ago it seemed like Northern Kentucky was “a mixed bag” when it came to drug abuse. There was some heroin present, but there were other drugs like prescriptions …
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