1 in 5 U.S. High School Students Have Abused Prescription Drugs

New Washington law protects overdose witnesses
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Seventeen-year-old Sean Gahagan died weeks after graduating from Kamiak High School in Mukilteo. His death prompted his father to get involved, to try to prevent future overdoses. “The ‘911 Good Samaritan’ law will save lives,” said John Gahagan. The bill Sean’s father supported is about to become law. “We can no longer afford to remain silent,” he said. McKenna said more people …

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Concern grows over opiate, heroin abuse
Substance abuse experts and law enforcement officials in Pickerington and Fairfield County say they are increasingly concerned over the escalation of heroin- and opiate-based drug abuse.

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1 in 5 U.S. High School Students Have Abused Prescription Drugs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Survey Finds

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