Report: Massachusetts Has a Drug Problem [Charts]

Report: Massachusetts Has a Drug Problem [Charts]

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The report, titled “Common Health for the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Report on the Preventable Determinants of Health,” which looked at stats in the state last year, also found that while no part of the Commonwealth was safe from substance abuse, …
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Metro: Prescription drug abuse leading to more heroin use — and deaths – in …

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In the five-plus years since his recovery, however, Thompson said he has seen prescription drug and heroin use grow, forever altering or ending the lives of his friends who didn't escape the addiction. “Unfortunately, most of my friends passed away or …
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SWVA prescription drug abuse problem one of worst in country

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One of the doctors, also a recovering addict, who spoke during the summit said if southwest Virginia were its own state, we would be one of the leading states in the country for prescription drug abuse. And while there is no easy solution for curbing …
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