Report: Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse Among Wounded Troops Uneven

Report: Fighting prescription drug abuse among wounded troops uneven
Even after a dozen years of war, top Pentagon health officials have yet to impose uniform standards on fighting prescription medication abuse among troops wounded in combat, according to a Defense Department inspector general's report issued Friday. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Prescription Drug Abuse Growing In India: UN Report
United Nations: Prescription drug abuse is growing in India and the problem is serious in South Asia, according to a UN report which said drugs enter the region's illicit markets through various channels, being diverted from India's pharma industry and smuggled from Afghanistan. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Ballot Initiative Addresses Study Finding Doctors Are Single Largest Supplier of Prescription Drugs to Chronic Abusers …
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 7, 2014/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– A California ballot initiative that has garnered more than 800,000 signatures from voters addresses a study published this week in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association that finds doctors are the biggest suppliers for chronic prescription drug abusers. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results