Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse: Sen. Ross votes for bill to combat prescription drug abuse
The Senate unanimously passed legislation for strict oversight of prescription painkillers on Thursday afternoon, according to State Sen. Richard Ross, R-Wrentham. The bill will reduce the excess supply of pills and require physician registration in the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program to prevent patients from “doctor shopping” for highly addictive medications such as OxyContin and Vicodin.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Ross votes for bill to combat prescription drug abuse
Sen. Richard Ross, R-Wrentham, announced today that the Senate unanimously passed legislation for strict oversight of prescription pain killers. The bill will reduce the excess supply of pills and require physician registration in the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program to prevent patients from “doctor shopping” for highly addictive medications such as OxyContin and Vicodin.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Nocco targets prescription abuse
Sheriff Chris Nocco, taking aim at the problem of prescription-drug addiction, has launched a new substance-abuse program for jail inmates and also hopes to enlist the community's aid in a broader battle.
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Drug Addiction: Brain Changes Cause Drug Addiction, Researchers Say – LiveScience.com
Drug addicts and their nonaddict siblings share the same brain abnormalities linked with poor self-control and drug dependence, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at pairs of siblings and healthy, unrelated people, and compared their brain structures …
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Drug Addiction: Brains may be wired for addiction – BBC News
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. They found the same differences in the brains of addicts and their non-addicted brothers and sisters. The study …
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Drug Addiction: Gov. Steve Beshear: Pain pill addictions ‘killing our people’ – Courier-Journal
$ 200 billion Amount in health care costs that prescription drug abuse contributes to each year, according to U.S. Attorney General Holder. 9.5 percent Proportion of Kentucky high school seniors who reported in a study they had used prescription …
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Drug Addiction: State task force to tackle prescription drugs – Morning Sentinel
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage formally created a state task force Wednesday to fight prescription drug abuse and addiction in Maine. LePage signed an executive order outlining the membership and mission of the 17-member task force, which will …
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Drug Abuse: LePage creates prescription drug abuse task force
Citing an "alarming" rate of prescription drug abuse in the state, Gov. Paul LePage has created a task force to fight the problem.
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Drug Abuse: Drug/child abuse in the Mountain Area
As more and more children are becoming statistics of abuse, law enforcement, hospitals and social services continue to battle against the devastating epidemic. As high as 80%, some say 90%, of child abuse is drug related, according to Holly Dye, founder a
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse hazards highlighted by VCC program
Staying aware and being your own advocate were the themes of the Wednesday, Jan. 25, discussion about prescription drug abuse sponsored by the Valley Community Coalition.
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Drug Abuse: Child sexual abuse focus of Beckley forum
Child sexual abuse, prescription drug abuse, truancy and other child welfare issues were the topics of a public forum in Beckley Monday.
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Drug Abuse: Beshear pledges to run 'pill mill' doctors out of Kentucky
Curbing Kentucky's increasing problem with prescription-drug abuse will be one of the top priorities of the ongoing legislative session, Gov. Steve Beshear said Wednesday.
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Drug Abuse: Sheriff's Dept. gives kids early look at perils of substance abuse
Worcester County Sheriff Lewis G. Evangelidis is on a mission to prevent future drug and alcohol abuse among youths in Worcester County.
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Drug Addiction: Drug addiction as psychological sickness – Salon
Drug or alcohol addiction majorly is a psychological problem. Due to the negative effects of it on general health, addiction continues to be understood as a physical problem. Drug and alcohol addiction also remains to be a genetical and social …
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Drug Addiction: Drug addicts turn to crime – Stuff
Drug addicts on the waiting list for a methadone drug treatment programme in Marlborough often turn to crime to feed their habit, says Marlborough Addiction Services regional manager Eileen Varley. Ms Varley has urged more doctors in the region to treat …
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Drug Addiction: Beshear said shutting pill mills is a top legislative priority – Lexington Herald-Leader
Legislation aimed at curbing the state’s mounting problem with prescription-drug abuse will be one of the top priorities of the ongoing legislative session, Gov. Steve Beshear said Wednesday. Beshear said a bill will be introduced soon that will …
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Drug Addiction: Kentucky Governor Vows To Shut Down Pill Mills – msnbc.com
(AP) – Prescription drug abuse has become so rampant in parts of eastern Kentucky that some people yank out their own teeth to get fresh supplies of painkillers to feed their addiction, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Others are trading food stamps for pills …
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Drug Addiction: Vaccine to fight cocaine addiction shows promise – Daily News – Galveston County
While that figure has decreased by almost half in the past four years in New York City alone, scientists are attempting to create vaccines to end the addiction for millions of people around the world. Despite the general belief that drug addiction is a …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Summmit addresses prescription drug abuse – Progress Index

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Summmit addresses prescription drug abuse Progress Index Brian Smith shares his insight into the prescription drug abuse issue with other members of his work group. In its continuing effort to identify the factors contributing to medication abuse in Chesterfield County and to develop collaborative strategies …

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Prescription Drug Abuse: W.Va. lawmakers must crack down on prescription drug abuse – Daily Athenaeum

W.Va. lawmakers must crack down on prescription drug abuse Daily Athenaeum Over the past decade, the US has seen a sharp hike in the number of citizens who abuse prescription drugs, but the problem has been amplified in the Southwest and the Appalachian regions, where some states are seeing record numbers in the amount of … and more »

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Parents raise awareness about rise in prescription drug use – Jacksonville Daily News