Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription-drug abuse torments Eastern Kentucky county – Courier-Journal
Prescription-drug abuse is killing Kentuckians at record levels, with deaths more than doubling in the past decade to nearly 1,000 a year. The Kentucky Medical licensure Board has sometimes granted licenses to convicted felons who got into trouble again …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Our opinion: Fighting prescription drug abuse – Bedford Times-Mail
So many alarming realities associated with the ever-increasing problem of prescription drug abuse were discussed last week in Lawrence County that it’s clear the community can’t sit back and do nothing to address the matter. Local residents …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Does punishment fit prescription drug trafficking crimes? – Star News Online
The spike in prescription drug abuse has reopened the debate about the severity of North Carolina’s drug laws, with opinions focused on whether penalties for trafficking prescription narcotics should be strengthened or relaxed. The arguments …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Report: Florida is ‘ground zero’ for prescription drug abuse – MyFox Tampa Bay
TALLAHASSEE – TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A state Health Department report says Florida should share data from its new prescription drug monitoring system with other states. The annual report issued Friday says Florida is “ground zero” for the …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Senator Keenan says his legislation would reduce prescription drug abuse – Boston Globe
Following the arrest of 63 people this week in connection with prescription drug fraud on the South Shore, state Senator John Keenan said legislation he filed in October would have helped halt the sale of prescription drugs According to the Quincy Democrat …
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