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Drug-alchol rehab funding cuts anger Carbon officials

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JIM THORPE – State funding cuts will cause 22 people in Carbon, Monroe and Pike counties to seek drug and alcohol abuse treatment elsewhere in 2013. The Carbon County commissioners expressed disappointment after being notified Aug. 6 that state …
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Survey: "Digital peer pressure" fueling drug, alcohol use in high school students

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In its 17th annual back-to-school survey, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia) finds that 17 percent of high school students – about 2.8 million U.S. teens – drink, drug and smoke during the school …
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