SOLACE

SOLACE – SOLACE “Surviving Our Loss and Continuing Everday” is a support group established to help the families of those who have lost loved ones, especially those who have lost loved ones to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse. The SOLACE Memorial is dedicated to our lost loved ones and symbolizes the commitment of the residents of Portsmouth and Scioto County to “Be the Wall” against prescription drug abuse. Additional information is found at : Facebook: Fix the Scioto County Problem of Drug Abuse, Misuse, and Overdose www.facebook.com “Tonight I Hold This Candle” was written and recorded by Alan Pedersen. Thanks Alan for one of the most touching songs recorded.

Two pilot projects to test PDMPs

Filed under: Ohio Drug Abuse

The two pilot projects, which will take place in Indiana and Ohio, will use data from existing prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), improving real-time access to the information that is collected in these databases, according to Gil …
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Teen drug survey in Clermont Co. has mixed results

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Print E-mail. Teen drug survey in Clermont Co. has mixed results. BATAVIA, OH (FOX19)- A survey of teen drug and alcohol use in Clermont County has mixed results. According to the results of the Clermont County 2012 Student Drug Use Survey, over 82 …
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State Roundup: Texas Medicaid Fraud Probes Use Controversial Tool

Filed under: Ohio Drug Abuse

Jul 20, 2012. A selection of health policy stories from Texas, Michigan, Oregon, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Ohio and Colorado. Texas Tribune: In Medicaid Fraud … A leader of the Legislature's substance abuse committee said Thursday that she and …
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