Prescription Drug Overdoses: An American Epidemic – The United States is in the grip of an epidemic of prescription drug overdoses. Over 27000 people died from overdoses in 2007, a number that has risen five-fold since 1990 and has never been higher. Prescription drugs are now involved in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. For health professionals, policymakers and legislators, addressing this problem is complicated—while they push for education, prevention, and enforcement to reverse this epidemic, they must also ensure that patients with a legitimate need for these medications still have access to them. This important session of Public Health Grand Rounds will address these challenges and explore the innovative state and federal policies and interventions that are showing promise in reducing injury and death from this epidemic. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: www.cdc.gov This video can also be viewed at www.cdc.gov

Bill tackles alcohol poisoning among underage drinkers

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Or lower the drinking age to 18, so… (February 18, 2013, by The Bellevue Times) MORE … a large number of alcohol-poisoning cases each year. According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network, more than 2,100 underage drinkers were hospitalized in 2010.
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Gwent drug and alcohol projects to get 400k funding

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Solas work with a number of people, including those with mental health or drug and alcohol problems, current or ex-offenders, rough sleepers, people fleeing domestic abuse and those at risk of eviction due to anti-social behaviour as well as teenagers …
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In Utero: The New Jersey Supreme Court Says Prenatal Drug Exposure Is Not …

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The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned a criminal child endangerment conviction based in part on a state law discouraging punitive actions against pregnant drug and alcohol abusers. Such tactics, the law stated, would “discourage[e] these individuals …
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