At Issue #2514 “Prescription Drug Abuse”

At Issue #2514 “Prescription Drug Abuse” – Deaths from misuse of prescription drugs has grown from four in 2010 to 18 in 2012 in Tazewell County alone. The county has formed a task force to develop methods to reduce the number of deaths. Guests: Rene Sandoval – Multi-County Narcotics Enforcement Group Director; Bob Huston – Tazewell County Sheriff; and Amy Tippey – Tazewell County Health Department Administrator

Prescription drug abuse prevention project launched on social media

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The senator is looking to continue a series of statewide conversations on prescription drug abuse in West Virginia. As a part of that effort he launched a new, interactive social media project on Monday, March 4 to ask West Virginians to provide their …
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Free Program Helps Teens, Parents Open Up About Substance Abuse

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A new, free program at Torrance Memorial Hospital is helping parents intervene in teen substance use before the problem becomes serious. Father-daughter duo Geoff and Lauren Scheuber have been attending the sessions as a part of Lauren's probation …
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