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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug monitoring system coming
A statewide prescription drug monitoring system designed to prevent abuse could be online as early as next January, an expert in the regulation of prescription painkillers said Tuesday.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Provides An Opportunity To Fight Abuse
Do you want to help fight prescription drug abuse and the deadly consequences like the recent rash of pharmacy shootings? Well, Saturday was the day to do it. And all you had to do was check your medicine cabinet.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse abetted by family, friends
More than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers obtain the drugs from friends or relatives, usually with permission and for free, according to a government study.
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Drug Abuse: Ky. fighting prescription drug abuse with new monitoring program – kypost.com

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Ky. fighting prescription drug abuse with new monitoring program kypost.com The state of Kentucky is trying to combat the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. Gov. Steve Beshear says the state is attacking the issue by joining 20 other states in a new drug monitoring program. The Kentucky All Schedule Prescription … Kentucky Joins Program to Share Prescription Drug Dispensing DataSurfKY News Kentucky to share drug information with 20 other statesWKYT Ky. Voices: Doctors concerned about pill-abuse bill's flawsLexington Herald Leader WDRB –WFPL all 10 news articles »

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Drug Abuse: Forum Brings Victims of Drug Abuse Together – Patch.com

Read more... Forum Brings Victims of Drug Abuse Together Patch.com By Nick Swedberg Those affected by drug abuse will gather together to discuss and educate about the epidemic. Kane County's Juvenile Drug Court will host the “Substance Abuse Prevention Forum 2012," starting at 7 pm April 11 in the Norris Cultural Arts … Drug prevention forum set at St. Charles EastKane County Chronicle all 2 news articles »

Prescription Drug Abuse: Lawmakers Consider State Monitoring of Prescription Drugs (Again)
New Hampshire has one of the worst prescription drug abuse problems in the country. The state now ranks 5th in the nation for percentage of residents who abuse medications such as percocet, vicodin, and oxycodone, according to the Federal Centers for Disease Control. The problem is especially alarming among young people. New Hampshire has the second highest rate of 18-25 year olds who abuse …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Live Free coalition is forging successful partnerships to curb illicit drug, alcohol use
Levels of prescription drug abuse and alcohol sales to minors has been on a decline since 2008, when the Puyallup Police Department began its partnership with the Live Free Coalition.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Eskasoni coming together to fight drug abuse
The Eskasoni first nation is trying to fight drug abuse with help from every part of the community.
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Drug Abuse Statistics: MATForce invites physicians, pharmacists to join monitoring program – verdenews
because prescription drug abuse statistics are startling. The 2010 Arizona Youth Survey reports that one out of every four 10th and 12th grade student has abused prescription pain medication to get high. The risk is even seen in 8th grade, with 1 out of …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Study shows marijuana use declining, prescription drug abuse skyrocketing – Daily Texan Online
Miech said his statistics were based on a survey … is beginning to reveal itself in today’s youth is the abuse of prescription medication. Miech said the usage of prescription drugs in a non-medical way has become the second-most common …
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Editorial | A sea of drugs – Courier-Journal
The summit Wednesday at the University of Kentucky on prescription drug abuse and addiction captured the severity and extent of an appalling problem. Buttressed by shocking statistics — such as that more than 1,000 Kentuckians lose their lives …
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Prescription Drug Abuse: NJ Prescription Abuse Monitoring program a good step to stop abuse – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)

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NJ Prescription Abuse Monitoring program a good step to stop abuse The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) That prescription drugs alleviate illness and pain means the substances are safer than illegal narcotics — or so we mistakenly reason. One unmistakable difference between illicit and prescription drug abuse: While illicit drug abuse among teenagers … New Prescription Monitoring Program Implemented In New JerseyCBS Local all 2 news articles »

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Super pain killer raising concerns among drug abuse treatment community – KSL-TV

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Read more... Super pain killer raising concerns among drug abuse treatment community KSL-TV SALT LAKE CITY — Therapists working to get users off their addiction to prescription drugs are worried about a new super pain killer called Zohydro, which is now awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Though it could prove beneficial … and more »

Drug Abuse: N.J. Prescription Abuse Monitoring program a good step to stop abuse – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog)
In some ways, prescription drug abuse defies conventional images. The drugs are not manufactured in a jungle laboratory, nor smuggled through midnight border crossings or international flights. Rather, manufacture and distribution occur in broad …
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Drug Abuse: Dr. Stan Li’s NY License Suspended In Prescription Drugs Case – Huffington Post
Dr. Stan Li also didn’t properly explore the causes of the pain some patients claimed or appropriately address the fact that one had been repeatedly hospitalized for drug abuse and another had a drinking problem, according to allegations …
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Drug Abuse: Yahoo! Finance – Yahoo Finance
Michel have been working together for the last several years to counsel medical professionals, such as physicians, nurses, physicians assistants, pharmacists and other health care providers, on ways to prevent prescription drug abuse and …
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