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How Inpatient Drug Treatment Facilities Improve Communities

It’s a story I’ve heard too many times. A community discovers plans to open a drug rehab facility in their neighborhood, and concerned citizens do everything in their power to prevent the center from opening. They express concern about a drop in property values. They worry about increased crime and drug use on the streets. …

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Doctors’ Roles in Prescription Drug Abuse

Since 1999 and 2010, the number of opioid painkiller prescriptions written in the United States tripled. Over the same time period, deaths caused by drug overdose rose almost 500 percent. Many of these deaths result from prescription overdose. Research suggests doctors are not always following guidelines for monitoring potential prescription drug abuse, including maintaining patients …

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How the “STOPP Act” Could Save Lives

Prescription opioid abuse is an epidemic in the United States. Prescription painkillers are easily accessible, with over 209.4 million prescriptions written for opioid analgesics in 2010, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Introduced in 2012, the STOPP (Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills) Act could help prevent abuse of prescription opioids. Two Roads to …

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Watching Kids Watch You

Kids watch adults. If you’re a parent, they’re watching you. If you’re a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or older sibling, they’re watching you. We teach our kids by example, whether we’re attending church, dealing with finances, or interacting with each other. We understand our attitudes towards courtesy, politics, and racism have deep influences on our children. …

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