Columbia Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Teens' Drug Use

Columbia Town Hall meeting to discuss teens' drug use

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Whether it's alcohol, marijuana, heroin, prescription medication or newer, synthetic substances like K2, it's easy for teenagers to access drugs in Howard County. At least, that's what dozens of high school students have told Joan Webb Scornaienchi …
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Developer's grandsons claim abuse

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With several dozen of Van Brunt's supporters in the audience, Davidson also said the victims, both drug users, changed their stories about the severity of the abuses from what they told family members to what they told police. “They can't keep their …
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Supervisors hear syringe exchange program report; program needs support to

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The goal is to reduce the consequences of injection drug abuse; in particular, it seeks to prevent the spread of diseases like hepatitis B and C, and HIV. While it operates separate from the county with … While the syringe exchange program is meant …
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UK worst in EU for drink and drug addictions: Report finds alcohol and

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The report, No Quick Fix, found the UK has Europe's highest rate of addiction to hard drugs such as heroin – and a greater percentage of people who will try amphetamines, cocaine and ecstasy at some point in their lives. Its authors criticised David …
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