EU Lawmakers to Push Ahead With Anti-Tobacco Plans

Published October 12, 2013

EU lawmakers to push ahead with anti-tobacco plans
Still, treatment of smoke-related diseases costs about 25 billion euros ($ 34 billion) a year, and the EU estimates there are around 700,000 smoking-related deaths across the 28-nation bloc. The issue proved highly divisive in Parliament, and last … Read more on Las Vegas Sun

Lean on legislators to fund treatment
I only mention this because of one clear trend: the heroin addicts here are decidedly younger than their counterparts suffering from alcohol, meth and cocaine addictions. Heroin in Portland is a multigenerational epidemic, but the legions of strung-out … Read more on Portland Tribune

Prescription Drug Abuse: An OC Woman's Effort to Wake America Up
In the article, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara states, “Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in this country, resulting in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined…” Costa knows that it doesn't matter what … Read more on Patch.com