Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country Lamar Associates


 

Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country Lamar Associates – Indian Country Training, a division of Lamar Associates, 100 percent Native American owned Professional Training and Technical Assistance company. Prescription Drug Abuse in Indian Country continues to increase and in some Tribal communities eclipse the methamphetamine crisis. This interview took place on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation with Agnes and Patricia Devereaux, sisters to Rita Devereaux who died of a prescription drug overdose in 2005. The sisters agreed to the interview conducted by Walter Lamar, a cousin to the Devereaux family and enrolled Blackfeet Tribal Member.

 

Maine doctors help fight prescription abuse

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LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — More and more Maine doctors and hospitals are asking patients to sign a controlled-substances agreement that allows them to request blood or urine samples in an effort to fight the state's prescription drug abuse problem …
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Minister Aglukkaq announces new rules to address prescription drug abuse

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… said Minister Aglukkaq. "Instead of a band-aid solution, I believe we can apply the law as it currently exists to help make meaningful changes to the overall system, and make it harder for people to abuse prescription drugs." Également disponible …
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University of Florida Counseling and Wellness combating prescription drug

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Ryan is part of a growing group of college students around the country who illegally use prescription drugs like Adderall to help them excel in the classroom. “It makes it a whole lot easier … to jump into your studying,” … Not all students …
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