Patients Are Becoming Collateral Damage in US War on Drugs – Al Jazeera America

Patients are becoming collateral damage in US war on drugs – Al Jazeera America

Patients are becoming collateral damage in US war on drugs
Al Jazeera America
In October the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed tightening restrictions on access to certain low-potency narcotic pain medicines in an effort to stem the rising tide of prescriptiondrug abuse in the United States. The new rules would require

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Bond denied for mother accused of putting prescription drugs into children’s food – wtkr.com

Bond denied for mother accused of putting prescription drugs into children's food
wtkr.com
A mother accused of putting prescription drugs in her children's food is scheduled to appear in court. Lorita Aiken has a bond hearing later this morning. Police say the 26-year-old mother tried to poison herself and her children. On Friday, police say

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State commission to consider legislation to curb abuse of prescription drugs – The Providence Journal

State commission to consider legislation to curb abuse of prescription drugs
The Providence Journal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A state commission formed to curb abuse of prescription drugs will consider whether to require doctors to access a patient's prescription history before prescribing controlled substances. The Rhode Island House of Representatives 

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Mangano Advances Initiatives To Address Prescription Drug Abuse – Following a nearly year-long study on the impact of prescription drug abuse in Nassau, County Executive Edward P. Mangano today accepted the Nassau County Pr…