Prescription Drug Abuse in the News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Tennessee Experiencing Prescription Addiction Problem
Tennesseans spend more per capita on prescription drugs than almost any other state, and now Tennessee is experiencing an explosion of prescription addictions.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Elderly Targeted by Prescription Drug Abusers
In the last six months, authorities have responded to several home invasions where senior citizens were beaten and robbed for drugs.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: DAMMAD Calls 2012 Candidates to Action on America’s Drug Problem
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. – In an effort to build awareness for America’s leading issue, Dads and Moms Against Drug Dealers DAMMAD is seeking signatures from presidential candidates running in the 2012 election for its Contract with American Families. “Nearly 8,500 Americans 12 and older choose the wrong path each day by turning to illegal and misused prescription drugs,”…
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Prescription Drug Abuse: 17 nabbed in Northern W.Va. drug sweep
WHEELING, W.Va. — Seventeen people have been charged with conspiring to illegally distribute prescription pain medications in the Ohio Valley, federal prosecutors said Thursday. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld said the defendants are accused of requestin…
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse

One of the major issues facing teenagers today is prescription drug abuse. The cause- easy access. As a result, the DEA is teaming up with local law enforcement for the second national Take Back the Drug Initiative where citizens can safely dispose of left over prescription and over the counter drugs.

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