Prescription Drug Abuse in the News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Report: More than 100 million suffer lasting pain
Nearly a third of Americans experience long-lasting pain – the kind that lingers for weeks to months – and too often feel stigma rather than relief from a health care system poorly prepared to treat them, the Institute of…
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Prescription Drug Abuse: UPPER FREEHOLD: Summer fundraisers set for Alliance
UPPER FREEHOLD — The Upper Freehold-Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is kicking off its summer fundraisers, including a new three-on-three Basketball Tournament & Dunk Contest July 23 at Byron Johnson Recreation Area.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Gov. Rick Scott finds new ways to skirt mainstream media
Gov. Rick Scott has a modest 14,839 followers on his Twitter account. At the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel, editorial page editors reported they’ve received none of his template letters but have received letters mocking the templates.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Middlebury eyed for methadone clinic
MIDDLEBURY — State and local health care administrators are studying the possibility of opening a methadone clinic in Middlebury, a plan that has some local officials concerned about the prospect of such a service producing a spike in drug-related crime in Addison County’s shire town.
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