Prescription drug abuse group proposed
PEPPERELL — A Pepperell woman is asking the Board of Health for support in starting a subcommittee to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse. Therese LaRose, who works with the Lowell Health Department, said at the Oct. 1 Board of Health …
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Prescription drug abuse: State needs to do more, group says
Mississippi, which has seen drug overdose deaths triple since 1999, scored 5 out of 10 on a new report card that grades how well states are doing in their fight against prescription drug abuse. “The rapid rise of abuse requires nothing short of a full …
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