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Drug Abuse: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse
Title: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse Category: Health News Created: 10/15/2012 4:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 10/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
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Drug Abuse: Research reveals decline in illicit drug abuse; Prescription drug abuse on the rise
New research shows that while there has been an encouraging decline in illicit drug abuse across most major metropolitan areas in recent years, prescription drug abuse is climbing.
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Drug Abuse: Drug registry often ignored despite growing painkiller abuse
Despite growing concerns about an epidemic of opioid painkiller overdoses, doctors and pharmacies are checking a Colorado registry meant to deter abuse only 10 to 15 percent of the time before dispensing the dangerous drugs, a local DEA official said.
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Drug Abuse: Designer drug abuse an 'epidemic'
The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and law enforcement agencies have teamed up to create a Designer Drug Task Force.
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Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse
Title: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse Category: Health News Created: 10/15/2012 4:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 10/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
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Drug Abuse: Research reveals decline in illicit drug abuse; Prescription drug abuse on the rise
New research shows that while there has been an encouraging decline in illicit drug abuse across most major metropolitan areas in recent years, prescription drug abuse is climbing.
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse At All-time High For Teens
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from the University of Colorado at Denver recently discovered that young people in the U.S. are abusing prescription pain medications at an alarming rate – 40 percent more than past generations to be exact. Many of the adolescents have been using prescription drugs such as oxycontin, valium and vicodin. Following marijuana …
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Drug Abuse: Designer drug abuse an 'epidemic'
The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and law enforcement agencies have teamed up to create a Designer Drug Task Force.
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Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse
Title: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse Category: Health News Created: 10/15/2012 4:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 10/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
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Drug Abuse: Drug registry often ignored despite growing painkiller abuse
Despite growing concerns about an epidemic of opioid painkiller overdoses, doctors and pharmacies are checking a Colorado registry meant to deter abuse only 10 to 15 percent of the time before dispensing the dangerous drugs, a local DEA official said.
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Drug Abuse: Research reveals decline in illicit drug abuse; Prescription drug abuse on the rise
New research shows that while there has been an encouraging decline in illicit drug abuse across most major metropolitan areas in recent years, prescription drug abuse is climbing.
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If Docs Abuse Drugs, Spouses Can Help Spot It – MedPage Today
Drug Abuse: If Docs Abuse Drugs, Spouses Can Help Spot It – MedPage Today
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If Docs Abuse Drugs, Spouses Can Help Spot It
MedPage Today About 85% of significant others – most of whom had been through a training program — felt they could identify signs of drug abuse among their anesthesiologist partners, according to Shahla Escobar, MD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical … |
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Drug Abuse: Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
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Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse
ScienceBlog.com (blog) A new study by the University of Colorado Denver reveals that today's adolescents are abusing prescription pain medications like vicodin, valium and oxycontin at a rate 40 percent higher than previous generations. That makes it the second most common … Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse Among American Youths |
Drug Abuse: Research Reveals Decline in Illicit Drug Abuse; Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise
Drug Abuse: Research reveals decline in illicit drug abuse; Prescription drug abuse on the rise
New research shows that while there has been an encouraging decline in illicit drug abuse across most major metropolitan areas in recent years, prescription drug abuse is climbing.
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse declining locally, nationwide
Prescription-drug abuse continues to be a problem in Jackson County, though local law enforcement and treatment officials say we might have turned a corner on the issue.
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Drug Abuse: Pharmaceutical company helping in fight against prescription drug abuse
Tablet markings, monitoring of drug counterfeiting and Internet distribution, analyses of pharmacy robbery and thefts and tracking the supply chain are part of Purdue Pharma LP's efforts.
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Down, Heroin Abuse Up
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic, with Jackson County one of the worst places in Oregon, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But now new numbers are out. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that the number of adults nationwide who abuse prescription drugs is down 14% from 2010 to 2011. Some health officials say it might be because expensive pills have some …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse
JACKSON – The problem goes beyond dangerous addiction. And, now it's linked to criminal activity.
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Revolutionary New Drug Vivitrol Offers New Life to Addicts – Detroit Free Press
Drug Abuse Statistics: Revolutionary new drug Vivitrol offers new life to addicts – Detroit Free Press
That compares with 1.2 million visits for illegal drugs, 600,000 for alcohol and drugs combined, and 200,000 for underage drinking, according to statistics released this month by the federal Drug Abuse Warning Network, which tracks drug abuse in …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Baby Boomers filling drug rehab clinics – San Francisco Gate
New statistics from Nova Southeastern University in Davie … addicts that it released its first consumer alert in June on prescription and illicit drug abuse signs and dangers on its website, NIHSeniorHealth.gov. Previously, the agency’s publications …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: More Teens Admit Pill Abuse: Study – msnbc.com
Those statistics were part of the Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force (PDATF) study of the prescription drug problem over the last five years in San Diego County. The study shows that in 2011, 37% of juvenile suspects say they have abused prescription drugs.
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Innocent victims: Drug dependence begins early for some Mainers – Kennebec Journal
If mothers receive treatment for addiction during pregnancy … Cousins cited Department of Health and Human Services statistics showing the number of drug-affected babies reported in Maine rose from 165 in 2005 to 667 in 2011 — a fourfold …
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