Prescription Drug Abuse: Maryland Leaders Want Prescription Monitoring

Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration is calling on the legislature to implement a prescription monitoring program to combat prescription drug abuse in the state. The system will create profiles of individuals who fill prescriptions. Pharmacists and doctors can access the profiles through a state database as a way to reduce abuse.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Cape police detectives arrest suspect for trafficking prescription pills
On July 12th at 8:45pm, Cape Coral Police Narcotics Detectives made arrangements to purchase 40 Oxycontin (20mg) tablets and 10 Percocet (10mg) tablets for $ 500 from Roy Lee Hudson of Cape Coral.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Marijuana Use Up Among Eighth Graders
TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) — More American eighth graders are now using marijuana and, perhaps as a result, more illicit drugs in general, a new government report reveals.
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