Price, Purity and Availability Fuel Drug Use in NM

Published August 27, 2012

Price, purity and availability fuel drug use in NM

Filed under: What Is Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction

The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/RDPlXJ ) that teen drug use in New Mexico — heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine — is double and triple the national average, depending on the drug. The Department of Health estimates there are 25,000 …
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Many Teens Drinking, Taking Drugs During School: Survey

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Drug use in both public and private schools is on the rise, with 54 percent of private high school students reporting that drugs are available in their schools versus 24 percent in 2002 and 61 percent of students at public schools saying their schools …
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Kentucky sees surge in addicted infants

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The skyrocketing numbers reflect the enormity of Kentucky's prescription drug abuse problem, which is among the nation's worst. It kills about 1,000 Kentuckians a year and wrecks thousands more lives in a state plagued by doctor shortages, high levels …
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