Collins Faces TennCare Fraud Charges – WTVC
Prescription Drug Abuse: Collins Faces TennCare Fraud Charges – WTVC
Faulkner said. “Local police are clearly committed to eliminating prescription drug abuse, and we are doing our part to stop the abuse of the TennCare program.” The TennCare fraud charge against Collins could result in a two year sentence per charge …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Deaths from prescription drugs rise in Florida – Gainesville Sun
Deaths from illegal drugs in Florida fell by 21 percent between 2003 and 2009. That’s the — relatively — good news from the federal government. The bad news during the same time frame is that deaths from abuse of prescription drugs rose by 61 percent.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Nation’s top drug official focuses on methamphetamine, prescription meds – Kingsport Times-News
The drug problem in America has shifted from cocaine and heroine use to the abuse of prescription medications and methamphetamine, according to the nation’s “drug czar,” who was in Johnson City Monday for a conference on drug abuse and prevention in Appalachia.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Report: Google facing record fine for taking ads for addictive prescription drugs – DAILY KOS
“I asked him, ‘Please, you have to look at what’s going on. Why are we having such an explosion of prescription drug abuse among teenagers and kids?'” said Califano. “Well, where do they get them?” Soon afterward, CNN’s Drew Griffith got a prescription for …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Examiner: Dr. Karel’s license should be revoked
A hearing examiner of the State Medical Board has recommended to the Board that the license of Wheelersburg physician Dr. Douglas Karel be permanently revoked. Karel will receive a hearing before t…
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93 in California
Former first lady Betty Ford has died at age 93. Ford was a co-founder of an the addiction-treatment center in California that bears her name.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Former first lady Betty Ford dies at age 93
Her triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for the Betty Ford Center
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