Bath man charged with selling prescription drugs in Moore Township while …
Bath man charged with selling prescription drugs in Moore Township while …
Filed under: prescription drug abuse help
A Bath man faces charges for selling prescription drugs during three occasions this year in Moore Township, according to court records. Allen Keithen Kocher, 18, of the 200 block of West Main Street, sold drugs during arranged purchases between May and …
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Report: Prescription drugs cause more than half OC overdose deaths
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Prescription drug overdoses more than doubled in the past 13 years in Orange County, a deadly increase that has closely mirrored the popularity of their illicit use, according to a report released Thursday. Illegal drugs – such as cocaine and heroin …
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More college students abusing prescription drug Adderall
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Researchers say most students like to take prescription drugs because they think they are safe, but what many of them don't realize is that they are also putting their lives at risk. "I would assume if you were to get the drug in the black market your …
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Working Together to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
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Prescription drug abuse has become a national epidemic. The use of controlled substances has increased dramatically, with prescriptions for opioids jumping more than 300 percent between 1999 and 2010. Overdose deaths increased from 4,000 annually to …
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