LAMAR, Mo. — The Ozarks Drug Enforcement Team seized small amounts of methamphetamine and marijuana as well as a shotgun while arresting three people on warrants Monday at an address …
Holy Smokes! Let’s WEED Out the Details on CBD Oil
By Andrea Prince, Pharm.D., Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident, Cox Health System You’ve seen signs popping up everywhere at businesses selling CBD Oil, but what is CBD Oil? Does it work …
Where are Youth Getting Access?
The Missouri Student Survey is conducted during even years with statewide school districts participating voluntarily. The survey poses questions related to demographics, substances, bullying, suicidal ideation, and additional topics. In …
Dangers of a carefree summer
Think today is just another summer day? It’s not for the estimated 11,000 youth who will take their first drink of alcohol or the 4,500 who will smoke a cigarette …
Here’s One Simple Way We Can Change The Conversation About Drug Abuse
The negative words we use to describe drug addiction — “clean” vs. “dirty,” “patient” vs. “addict” — can drive some individuals away from the very help they so desperately need. …
Preventing a community crisis: The Substance Abuse Initiative
In 2015, 27 million individuals 12 and older used illicit drugs, according to the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality — that is 10.2 percent of the U.S. population. …
Branson Area Eyeing Substance Abuse Solutions
BRANSON, Mo. – The Branson area continues its initiative to prevent substance abuse in the community. After months of research and assessment, the Skaggs Foundation and Cox Medical Center Branson …
School hosts substance abuse workshop
When Al Vineyard visited her doctor for an injury on the job, she didn’t know her pain medication would lead to her nearly losing everything. “My doctor put me on …