Drug Abuse Articles page 8

Eagle-Tribune - KINGSTON - On the final day of Red Ribbon Week, devoted to educating teens about the dangers of substance abuse, students at Sanborn Regional High School saw firsthand the damage drugs can do. Two students were hospitalized briefly on Oct. 26 after ...

Times Online - Aide claims tryst with royal’s father Seized computer disks at centre of blackmail investigation contain allegations of drug abuse and homosexual sex

News.com.au - THE recent death of World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Chris Benoit has forced the organisation into damage control again about alleged drug abuse among its performers. Benoit strangled his wife Nancy and son Daniel, 7, and placed bibles beside ...

Herald Tribune - Starting in 1996, Purdue promoted the drug not only to pain specialists, but also to family doctors with little experience in treating serious pain or recognizing drug abuse. Because of expanded access, critics charged, OxyContin wound up in the ...

Prague Post - ... Mayor Job Cohen announced Dec. 17 plans to clean up the city’s red light district by clamping down on organized criminals Reuters reported. The decision is intended to fight activities such as human trafficking money laundering and drug abuse.

New York Times - It promoted the drug not only to pain specialists, but to family doctors with little experience in treating serious pain or recognizing drug abuse. As a result of the expanded access, critics charged, OxyContin wound up in the high schools and street ...

Bradenton Herald - Officials say prescription drug abuse is not only a source of crime, but a major cause of death in Manatee and throughout the state. A recent state report on drugs identified in corpses shows prescription drug abuse is on a deadly upward trend. In the ...

Jamaica Gleaner - IN AN attempt to address the issue of drug abuse, a court to deal specifically with certain drug abuse offenders has been introduced in two locations in Kingston and Montego Bay, St. James. The court represents a collaborative effort between the ...

ABC News - Here is a list of some of the known potential side effects of steroid use, compiled by the ABC News medical unit from interviews with medical specialists and information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Some Known Potential Side Effects ...

Times Online - It is thought that he died of drug abuse, although the Bhutto family insists that he was poisoned. In 1986 Ms Bhutto returned from exile to take on the leadership of the party to a rally of at least a million – a spontaneous expression of support ...