Prescription Pain Pills Often Lead to Harder Drugs – and to Camden

Prescription pain pills often lead to harder drugs – and to Camden

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

Heroin use and arrests in Camden have steadily increased over the past five years, a trend Thomson — like many in law enforcement — contends is “precipitated by the pandemic of opioid prescription drug abuse of the most popular pills OxyContin …
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Three Arrested on Pot, Prescription Drug Selling Charges

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

Two men and a Darien woman were arrested after a Darien police investigation into the sale of prescription drugs, which included surveillance of a house in town. Darien police gave this account (made up of allegations which have not been proven in …
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Ashland police see spike in drug activity

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

Ashland Police participate in the National Drug Take-Back Day, established to help keep prescription drugs out of the wrong hands by disposing of them safely. This year's event will be held at the Ashland Police Station on England Street Oct. 26 …
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DiGirolamo calls for investigation into prescription abuse problem

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

DiGirolamo has authored House Bill 317, which would create a prescription drug registry to help prevent patients from shopping doctors and pharmacies to abuse addictive drugs. He also introduced House Bill 1627, which would create a “Good Samaritan” …
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