Drug Abuse

Attorney General Bondi Calls for Abuse-Deterrent Technologies for Generic Prescription Pain Relievers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Florida Attorney General and NAAG Substance Abuse Committee Co-Chair Pam Bondi joined 41 other state and territorial attorneys general in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require manufacturers of generic prescription pain relievers to develop abuse-deterrent versions of their products. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Pennsylvania Putting Hundreds of Leftover-Rx Drop Boxes Around State
Governor Tom Corbett says proper disposal of unused prescription drugs is important not just to stop abuse but to keep them out of the environment. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Pa. gov touts prescription drug drop-off boxes
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Corbett is trying to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse, encouraging Pennsylvanians to empty their medicine cabinets of expired or unused pharmaceuticals and disposing of them in one of 250 new drop-off boxes in the state. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results