Prescription Drug Abuse: Database Is Prescription to Stop Drug Abusers, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Says – New York Daily News
Prescription Drug Abuse: Database is prescription to stop drug abusers, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says – New York Daily News
ALBANY – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is moving to crack down on drug abuse by requiring an online database of patient prescription histories. Schneiderman is pushing a bill requiring the state Health Department to develop a statewide database that …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Local officials, law enforcers step up prescription-drug battle – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
It’s one idea being considered in Central Florida as local officials and law-enforcement agencies wrestle with the prescription-drug epidemic sweeping … against the proliferation of prescription- drug abuse . Unlike 35 other states, Florida doesn’t …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Grand jury: Elderly abusing prescription drugs – Orange County Register
Although it is difficult to gauge prescription drug abuse among Orange County’s half-million seniors — age 61 and older — the grand jury report stressed that more study is needed. The report recommended that a comprehensive study on prescription drug …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: New law will combat prescription-drug abuse – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
On July 1, when Florida’s new anti-pill-mill bill takes effect, it will: Ban doctors from selling controlled drugs such as the painkiller oxycodone at their offices, except under specific circumstances. Federal drug data show 90 of the top 100 oxycodone …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Drug Take-Back results
WESTON — On April 30, Floridians turned in approximately 11,567 pounds (5.75 tons) of unwanted or expired prescription drugs at 228 collection sites across the state during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug…
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Drug recognition program available for Texas employers
( Sam Houston State University ) Texas employers can learn about the signs and symptoms of drug impairment among workers at an inaugural program being held at Sam Houston State University June 14. The free, six-hour program will be available to all Texas employers after Sept. 1, 2011.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Senator vows action on drugs
CARTERVILLE – State Sen. William Delgado, chairman of the Public Health Committee, was delayed in his arrival at John A. Logan College on Thursday by more than three hours.
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