Prescription drug abuse is growing problem in county

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After kicking off the Drug Take Back program in 2010, Washington County residents were dropping off significant amounts of drugs that it became more evident it's a significant problem in every corner of the county, law enforcement officials say. By …
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Caffeine and kids: How much is too much?

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But the recent craze of adding caffeine to a range of kid-friendly snack foods — including popcorn, chewing gum, candy bars, mints, Cracker Jacks, jelly beans and ice cream — is raising enough concern that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has …
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Letter: Increase efforts to stop drug use

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What it can do to you is bad, but it is the least impactful out of all the drugs that are used. Now that they made it legal in Washington state for those over 21, that could just make it even easier to get. Another drug that is a big problem in the U.S …
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