Drug Abuse

Heather Yakin: Database a step in taking action to curb drug abuse
New York's new tool to combat prescription drug abuse, the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing, has been in operation since August, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that it's going gangbusters. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Cuomo: Prescription drug abuse crackdown working
ALBANY — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is crediting a prescription monitoring law passed in 2012 with a dramatic reduction in the abuse of prescription opiates in the past year. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Philip Seymour Hoffman death: A cautionary tale about branded heroin?
Others were labeled “Ace of Hearts.” There were used syringes, some prescription-pill bottles, and a small amount of cocaine. This was the scene police describe at actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Manhattan apartment after he was found dead Sunday of an apparent (but still unconfirmed) drug overdose. The brand names are an attempt to boost a product’s popularity, promising that the product will be … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Law enforcement attends prescription drug summit
FORT HOOD — Representatives from local law enforcement agencies met at Fort Hood on Tuesday to participate in a training summit on prescription drug abuse. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results