Drug Abuse

RI weighs prescription drug registry to curb abuse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is weighing whether to create a prescription drug registry so doctors and pharmacists can see which patients may be struggling with substance abuse.         Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Prescription opioid abusers prefer to get high on oxycodone and hydrocodone
( Elsevier Health Sciences ) Prescription opioid abuse has reached epidemic levels in the past 15 years. Scientists investigating why people favor one drug over another have found that oxycodone and hydrocodone are the drugs of choice for 75 percent of opioid-dependent individuals. Their results show that oxycodone was the most popular drug overall because of the quality of the high. Nonetheless … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Meeting Set to Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse in Wausau
This month's AOD Partnership meeting will focus on the local impact of prescription drug abuse in Wausau. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results