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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription-drug overdoses are major killer in Oklahoma
Sherri Carwithin was lying on the hardwood floor of her south Oklahoma City home when police found her body, clad in pajama bottoms and a T-shirt. Perched on her chest was her small dog, Patches, who growled at the arriving officers.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Schumer Bill to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis Clears Key Senate Committee
Schumer bill would give law enforcement new tools to fight Rx drug theft, toughen penalties for those who steal prescription drugs, and help crack down on black market for Oxycontin and other painkillers.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription pills
Prescription drug abuse in Oklahoma far dwarfs even the state's burgeoning illegal methamphetamine problem. Oklahoma ranks No. 1 in the nation in per-capita prescription drug abuse, an absolutely insane statistic given the health and economic toll over-usage exacts.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: New Dealer on the Rez – ND Tribal Prescription Drug Campaign

January 2012 – North Dakota Tribal Communities are taking a stand against prescription drug abuse. In an effort to reduce prescription drug abuse, the North Dakota Department of Human Services, North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, and Tribal Prevention Coordinators announced today they are joining forces by launching prevention efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse. Prescription drug abuse has increased over the past decade. Limiting access to abuseable medications is an effective strategy to decrease abuse of prescription drugs. The goal of this campaign is to encourage community members to lock medications and/or keep them in a safe place. Also provided is information on appropriate disposal methods of unused medications.
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