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How We Can Fight the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic
Atlanta Business Chronicle
This week, government officials, law enforcement, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and substance abuse experts will gather in Atlanta for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit. As these experts convene, it is vital to highlight the importance of
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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – SFGate

Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse
SFGate
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is set to host a national summit on prescription drug abuse. Organizers from the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence say Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to deliver opening remarks at the group's summit Tuesday at the …

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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Events Saturday

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Events Saturday
Local and federal agencies will once again partner together for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

U.S. panel to take on rising prescription drug, heroin abuse
(Reuters) – A panel of the U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing for April 29 on a rising tide of prescription drug and heroin abuse in the United States. The House Energy and Commerce Committee "will review the growing concerns regarding heroin and prescription opioid abuse and related deaths," the panel said in a statement on Tuesday. Data from the National Institute on Drug … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

How We Can Fight the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic – Atlanta Business Chronicle

How we can fight the prescription drug abuse epidemic
Atlanta Business Chronicle
This week, government officials, law enforcement, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and substance abuse experts will gather in Atlanta for the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit. As these experts convene, it is vital to highlight the importance of
COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse SummitWKYT

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Prescription Drug Abuse – Google News

 

Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – SFGate

Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse
SFGate
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is set to host a national summit on prescription drug abuse. Organizers from the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence say Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to deliver opening remarks at the group's summit Tuesday at the …

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Independence Blue Cross Supports the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription "Drug Take-Back Day"

Independence Blue Cross Supports the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription "Drug Take-Back Day"
PHILADELPHIA — In a nationwide effort to clear homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) is supporting the Drug Enforcement … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Report recommends insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce opioid abuse, deaths
( Brandeis University ) The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University has issued a ground-breaking report recommending that medical insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce the overdoses, deaths and health care costs associated with abuse of opioids and other prescription drugs. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Recent Missouri editorials
St. Joseph News-Press, April 18 Monitor prescription sales in state: Law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges in Northwest Missouri well understand the threat posed by illegal drug use. So do medical professionals and our social welfare workers. News reports have documented the rise in heroin-related crimes … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit – WKYT

COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit – WKYT

COMPLETE COVERAGE: National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit
WKYT
ATLANTA, Ga. (WYMT)- Below you will find complete coverage of the National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit. WYMT's Tanner Hesterberg and Matthew Rand are at the summit and will bring you coverage of the event.
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‘Your Voice, Your Vote:’ Prescription drug abuse – KATU

'Your Voice, Your Vote:' Prescription drug abuse
KATU
Oregon has the highest rate of prescription drug abuse among 15 to 19 years old in the country. And what's even scarier is prescription painkiller abuse can lead to heroin addiction. Former Oregon U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton, who is now CEO of Lines of

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April 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day – The Mercury

A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime – Pacific Standard

A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime – Pacific Standard

A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime
Pacific Standard
Ever since President Nixon deemed drug abuse “public enemy number one” back in 1971, the U.S. prison population has grown by 700 percent. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that in 2011 nearly half of all inmates in federal prison were serving time …

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Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse – The State

Atlanta hosts summit on prescription drug abuse
The State
Organizers from the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence say Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to deliver opening remarks at the group's summit Tuesday at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Atlanta. Organizers say the conference is expected to …

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