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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 2013
Page
5
The piece warns that Americans now die more from overdoses than car crashes with 60 percent due to prescription misuse. It notes Iowa’s rise in teen prescription abuse, a 250 percent increase in young Iowans treated for painkiller abuse over a decade and a 1,200 percent rise in painkiller overdoses, and urges parental talks and safe medicine storage under a TLC plan.
Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center urges parents to lock up medicines and use Take-Back or TakeAway programs to prevent teen prescription and OTC drug misuse. Learn steps at IowaMedicineTLC.org or call 1 866 242 4111. Emily J. Blomme, program manager, Cedar Rapids, comments.
Daren Bakst of the Heritage Foundation argues the FDA has overstepped by seeking to ban trans fat, transforming its role from safety protector to nutritionist with broader power. He warns of higher prices, reintroduction of saturated fats, and future ingredient controls, urging Congress hearings and policy clarifications.
The Bravo Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona presents the Tri-State Invitational featuring Julia Crozier Minnesota Jennifer Terpstra Wisconsin and Nancy Purington Iowa. They offer distinct visions of the Mississippi River through varied media. The exhibit runs through Jan 12 at MMAM.org for details.
A reflective column recalls the day before the Kennedy assassination on November 21 1963. It contrasts Texas political tensions over civil rights and space policy with enduring American optimism and cap throwing stories amid modern divisive attitudes. The author argues optimism remains, despite national cynicism.
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