Drug Abuse

Heroin Use Rises With Prescription Drug Abuse
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) –Law enforcement officers have found a new growing problem as they pat down the men and women… Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Expert: B.C. hospitals lax in battle against prescription drug abuse
A B.C. drug expert says hospitals and pharmacies are not doing enough to help stem the crisis emerging around an “explosion” of prescription drug abuse. The claim by Simon Fraser University Prof. Benedikt Fischer, an expert on prescription opioids, is supported by documents obtained by The Province under freedom of information legislation. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Group Calling For FDA To Revoke Pain Killer Approval
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A group of 40 organizations have joined together to try and influence the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke its approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. The group of health care professionals and consumer and addiction treatment groups say they are “echoing the concerns” of members of Congress and the State Attorneys General … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results