Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse: Drug addiction a disease, not a moral failing, White House says – Los Angeles Times
He praised those currently undergoing treatment for addiction, and implored them to publicly … clinic in 1982 following her own battle with alcoholism and prescription drug use. For the record, 1:33 p.m. June 11: A previous version of this …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug program aims to prevent doctor shopping by addicts – Marketplace.publicradio.org
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The high-profile overdose death of former Wild hockey player Derek Boogaard has turned a spotlight on prescription drug abuse and doctor shopping. Two years ago Minnesota set up a prescription drug monitoring program to help …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: NH gov signs bill for prescription drug database – Businessweek
Prescription drug monitoring programs seek to reduce the abuse of prescription drugs by allowing physicians to check whether a patient seeking a prescription has been shopping around for the same medication elsewhere. All other states except …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Summit focuses on prescription drug abuse – The Business Journal
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug bill I-STOP passes both chambers – Albany Times Union (blog)
Schneiderman today announced the Legislature has unanimously passed the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing Act, or I-STOP, a national model for other states and Congress to follow to curb prescription drug abuse, the nation’s fastest growing drug problem.
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