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Prescription Drug Abuse: ”Long overdue” Florida prescription drug database begins – WTSP 10 News

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''Long overdue'' Florida prescription drug database begins WTSP 10 News Seven people per day in the state die from prescription drug abuse. But new steps, implemented for the first time on Thursday, are aimed at cracking down on that. Laurie Serra says it's a day she's waited more than two years for. "Long overdue. … Prescription drug database begins operatingMyFox Tampa Bay Florida's prescription–drug database launches todayOrlando Sentinel Pharmacists Now Monitor Pain Killer MedicationWFTV Orlando ABC Action News –Houston Chronicle –Central Florida News 13 all 51 news articles »

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Survey finds alcohol use down among Ind. youths – Chicago Tribune    Read more...

Prescription Drug Abuse: Pasco County sheriff fights prescription drug abuse – Florida Today
DADE CITY — The Pasco County sheriff said he wants more deputies to help fight prescription drug abuse. Sheriff Chris Nocco told Pasco County commissioners Tuesday he needs $ 1.6 million to create 23 jobs as his office continues to battle what …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Guest Column: Many teens abuse prescription drugs – Oneida Dispatch
Prescription drug use has been a growing topic of concern. Teens are using prescription drugs for recreational purposes at an alarming rate. According to the 2010 Teen Assessment Project data from Madison County, 11 percent of teens in grades 7 …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Sheriff wants more deputies to fight drug abuse – AP – msnbc.com
The Pasco County Sheriff says he wants more deputies to help fight prescription drug abuse. Sheriff Chris Nocco told Pasco County commissioners Tuesday he needs $ 1.6 million to create 23 jobs as his office continues to battle what he called a prescription …
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Drug Addiction: Drug rehabilitation Florida changes the definition of treatment – Mynews India
Drug addiction is another name of fatal which has spread out most of the places in Florida. From teenagers to aged people maximum are addicted in drugs and it is becoming leprosy for the society. Nowadays women are also becoming addicted and it can be seen …
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Drug Addiction: Linden Oaks Recovery Day focuses on addiction – Chicago Sun-Times
Heroin addiction, drug-related teenage deaths and the emergence of new drugs such as bath salts used as synthetic marijuana recently have made headlines. These issues make Linden Oaks’ third annual Recovery Day all the more relevant this year.
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Drug Addiction: Pair ‘sold gravestones for drug money’ – WA today
Two drug addicts were reportedly trying to fund their addiction when they were caught allegedly stealing hundreds of gravestones from Perth cemeteries. Police this morning charged two men aged 48 and 24 with a string of offences after they were searched by detectives.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to go live Thursday – Florida Independent

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to go live Thursday Florida Independent For supporters of the program, its implementation has been a long time coming, but is welcome in a state where prescription drug abuse has reached near-epidemic proportions. # Starting Thurs., Sept. 1, any health care practitioner who has dispensed a …

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Ky., W.Va. join multi-state pill pipeline task force – Williamson Daily News

Ky., W.Va. join multi-state pill pipeline task force Williamson Daily News The task force will eventually provide recommendations to each state's governor regarding best practices for cooperation among the states in fighting prescription drug abuse. The states began planning a multi-state task force after Gov. … and more »

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Drug Abuse: Rise in abuse of painkillers dangerous – Florida Today

Rise in abuse of painkillers dangerous Florida Today The increase is part of a growing wave of prescription drug abuse nationwide, the DEA says. Pharmacy robberies have nearly doubled from 380 in 2006 to 686 in 2010, as drug dealers and desperate addicts turn to violence to get their drugs. and more »

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Drug Abuse: False positive on welfare drugs tests – Bradenton Herald

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Read more... False positive on welfare drugs tests Bradenton Herald If Scott wanted to boost his odds of finding substance abuse and of saving tax dollars, why isn't he also drug-testing Bright Futures recipients? A recent University of Michigan study found nearly a fifth of US collegians get high on prescription pills … Florida welfare drug tests largely are cleanThe News-Press Drug Testing the Poor: Bad Policy, Even Worse LawTIME Rep. seeks drug tests for welfare recipientsThe Decatur Daily all 11 news articles »

Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse drives Florida to collect old medications
By Shelley Rossetter and Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writers Saturday, August 27, 2011 As part of the state’s annual Drug Take Back Day, a resident drops off a bag of old prescription drugs at a Sweetbay Supermarket in Tampa on Saturday.? TAMPA — Jerry Meguar had been saving his old and unused prescription medications for months. He wanted to dispose of the pills properly. On Saturday morning …
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Drug Abuse: State rounds up old medications in fight against prescription drug abuse
By Shelley Rossetter and Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writers Saturday, August 27, 2011 TAMPA — Jerry Meguar had been saving his old and unused prescription medications for months. He wanted to dispose of the pills properly. On Saturday morning, loaded down by two plastic grocery bags full of medications, he walked into a Sweetbay Supermarket on North Dale Mabry Highway and dumped them into a …
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