Prescription Drug Abuse in the News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Study Examines Role Of Dentists In Painkiller Abuse
Dentists may unknowingly be playing a major role in the abuse of opioids, a type of prescription analgesic used to treat acute pain, according to a cover article published in this month’s edition of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). For the paper, which is entitled “Prevention of prescription opioid abuse: The role of the dentist,” the nine authors–all dentists …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: One final delay for Mehta
Former Falls physician Pravin Mehta will get one last chance to make a deal or face indictment by a federal grand jury in a wide-ranging probe of prescription drug abuse in the city.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Officer shares drug, alcohol use trends in presentations
ONTARIO — Thursday, many different agencies on the western end of the Treasure Valley teamed up to bring in Boise Police Department officer and drug recognition expert Jermaine Galloway to Ontario for a pair of presentations.
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