Drug Abuse

Independence Blue Cross Supports the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription "Drug Take-Back Day"
PHILADELPHIA — In a nationwide effort to clear homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) is supporting the Drug Enforcement … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Report recommends insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce opioid abuse, deaths
( Brandeis University ) The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University has issued a ground-breaking report recommending that medical insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce the overdoses, deaths and health care costs associated with abuse of opioids and other prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Recent Missouri editorials
St. Joseph News-Press, April 18 Monitor prescription sales in state: Law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges in Northwest Missouri well understand the threat posed by illegal drug use. So do medical professionals and our social welfare workers. News reports have documented the rise in heroin-related crimes … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

REGION: State police among law enforcement agencies doing National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
WASHTENAW COUNTY — Michigan State Police, among other local law enforcement agencies, is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results