Lynn Evans: Drop Boxes Part of Prescription Drug Abuse Battle

Published July 16, 2013

Lynn Evans: Drop boxes part of prescription drug abuse battle
The Centers for Disease Control calls it an epidemic. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety calls it Mississippi's No. 1 drug threat. Prescription drug abuse is killing men and women from all walks of life. The CDC reports that the deaths of …
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State, local agencies team up to find the antidote to drug overdoses
Local law enforcement officials, including Westminster Chief of Police Jeff Spaulding and Hampstead Chief of Police Ken Meekins, have warned that the prescription drug problem has the potential to lead to increased heroin use as well. “As soon as …
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Inside The Cory Monteith Death Investigation: Cops Probe Drugs, Final Moments …
… place on Monday to determine the official cause and manner of death. Crucial to post-mortem examination: A toxicology report that will screen for drugs in the the actor's body. Medical examiners will also seek to determine if he died of natural …
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