Vance-Backed Prescription Drug Database Bill Moves Out of Committee – the Patriot-News

Vance-backed prescription drug database bill moves out of committee – The Patriot-News

Vance-backed prescription drug database bill moves out of committee
The Patriot-News
Pat Vance, R-Cumberland County, who says abuse and addiction related to prescription drugs is the leading cause of drug overdoses. Vance further said 80 percent of people who become addicted to heroin first abused prescription drugs, often painkillers 
Expanding police access to prescription drug records puts Pa. House, Senate at Newsworks.org

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EDITORIAL: Lawmakers must act on prescription drug, heroin abuse – Asbury Park Press

EDITORIAL: Lawmakers must act on prescription drug, heroin abuse
Asbury Park Press
How many more New Jerseyans have to die from opiates before the state Legislature moves on bills currently stuck in committee that seek to address at least some aspects of the epidemic? The time for hand-wringing is over. On Tuesday, the Governor's 

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Northwestern DA David Sullivan unveils new prescription drug drop-off box at … – MassLive.com

Northwestern DA David Sullivan unveils new prescription drug drop-off box at
MassLive.com
With a statewide spotlight being shone on the commonwealth's drug problem, from prescription drug abuse to a spike opioid overdoses, the drop-off box could help reduce problems in this corner of Hampshire County, according to officials. "Getting 

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