Combating Prescription Drug Abuse – Petaluma Argus Courier

Combating prescription drug abuse – Petaluma Argus Courier

Combating prescription drug abuse
Petaluma Argus Courier
It was Easter weekend in 2012, but Carolyn, a lifelong Penngrove resident, wasn't paying attention to the family party at her grandparents' house, where her young cousins hunted for eggs while the adults sipped lemonade on the patio. She was too

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Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County – KMOV.com

Pre-teen prescription drug abuse rising in Lincoln County
KMOV.com
(KMOV.com) – Officials have told News 4 that prescription drug abuse is rising among pre-teens in Lincoln County. Authorities have told News 4 that more people are abusing prescription drugs than heroin, LSD, inhalants, and cocaine combined. According

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Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Huffington Post

Meth Takes Over as Deadliest Drug in Linn County and Oregon

Meth takes over as deadliest drug in Linn County and Oregon
Linn County had six drug-related deaths in 2013, all of them related to methamphetamine, according to statistics released by the Oregon State Medical Examiner on Thursday. Drug Abuse Statistics – Yahoo News Search Results

 

KY's Operation UNITE Oganizes National Rx Abuse Summit

KY's Operation UNITE oganizes national Rx Abuse Summit
Keynote speakers this year include some of the nation's best-known drug abuse and health experts, such as Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of …
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eTect Awarded Second Phase of Program by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
eTect announced today it has been authorized to move ahead on the second phase of it's "Fast Track" SBIR grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Phase 2 of the NIDA program will provide $ 1,000,000 of research support for product …
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TEDxHouston 2011 – Micki Fine – Founder of Mindful Living in Houston, Texas, and Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Micki Fine was awarded this credential from the University of Massachusetts M…

Zohydro Maker Objects to New Mass. Rules

Zohydro Maker Objects To New Mass. Rules
The company says Gov. Patrick is continuing to unfairly single out the new drug and maintains the medication is no riskier than other opioids currently on the market. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Can Allegra D Affect a Drug Test?

Question by BSDRVR: can allegra d affect a drug test?
I have applied for a job recently and I am sure I will be called for an interview I am wondering if I should stop my Allegra-D till after the drug test to eliminate any possible false positives

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Answer by little_girl2099
My mom says you need to stop taking it because it can test positive for Methamphetamine.She says it has a drug called ephedrine in it.She says they won’t believe you if you test positive.

Answer by bonitadreama
Medications & Substances Causing False Positives

According to a report by the Los Angeles Times New Service, a study of 161 prescription and over the counter medications showed that 65 of them produced false positive results in the most widely administered urine test. Ronald Siegel, a psychopharmacologist at UCLA said ‘The widespread testing and reliance on tell-tale traces of drugs in the urine is simply a panic reaction invoked because the normal techniques for controlling drug use haven’t worked very well. The next epidemic will be testing abuse.”

ASSIGNMENT 13: The 'pain' of Feeling Caught in the Middle

ASSIGNMENT 13: The 'pain' of feeling caught in the middle
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's why doctors say they have to be careful when prescribing pain killers for chronic pain patients. It leaves some physicians feeling trapped in the middle, between drug seekers and patients who truly need medicine to manage their pain. That's also why chronic pain patients say they feel … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

A Common Sense Approach to Appropriate Drug Use
SAN DIEGO, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — We at Zogenix  have reviewed the letter to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed by the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence ( CLAAD ),  The American … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results