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Zohydro Maker Sues to Block Massachusetts Ban

Zohydro maker sues to block Massachusetts ban
The maker of Zohydro, a controversial new prescription painkiller, has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Massachusetts' ban on local doctors prescribing and dispensing the drug. Zogenix … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Amid heroin crisis, officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugs
As Massachusetts grapples with a surge in heroin overdoses, top elected officials Monday urged residents to scour medicine cabinets for unneeded prescription drugs that can act as a gateway to addiction. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Boston Officials Announce Prescription Drug Take-Back Program to Combat Drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug
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Recent state statistics show an upward trend in heroin abuse in the state. A hit of heroin, a cheap alternative to expensive prescription drugs, can go for as little as $ 5 on the street. Certain prescription drugs can be priced somewhere in the
Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuseBoston.com
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
State Officials Promote National Prescription Drug Take-Back DayPatch.com
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Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry – Insurance Journal

Boston Officials Announce Prescription Drug Take-Back Program to Combat Drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug
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Senator Ed Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren flank Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh during a press conference on April 7, 2014 on prescription drug abuse at Boston City Hall. (Garrett Quinn, MassLive). Print · Garrett Quinn | [email protected] By …
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Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors – WCYB


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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors
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"The clinic is in violation of zoning ordinance because it's a substance abuse clinic," Phillips said. "Those clinics are only allowed in the M-1 zone, which is light industrial but the location of the clinic is in the B-3 arterial business district

Boston Officials Announce Prescription Drug Take-Back Program to Combat Drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug … – MassLive.com

Boston officials announce prescription drug take-back program to combat drug
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Senator Ed Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren flank Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh during a press conference on April 7, 2014 on prescription drug abuse at Boston City Hall. (Garrett Quinn, MassLive). Print · Garrett Quinn | [email protected] By …
Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuseBoston.com
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
Mayor Walsh & Congresspeople Combat Prescription Drug Abuse with 'Take BostInno
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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors – WCYB


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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors
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"The clinic is in violation of zoning ordinance because it's a substance abuse clinic," Phillips said. "Those clinics are only allowed in the M-1 zone, which is light industrial but the location of the clinic is in the B-3 arterial business district

Mass. to Hold Prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to Curb Abuse – Boston.com

Mass. to hold prescription ‘Take Back Day’ to curb abuse – Boston.com

Mass. to hold prescription 'Take Back Day' to curb abuse
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More than 15 million people abuse prescription drugs, more than the combined number who reported abusing cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and heroin, according to the advocacy organization Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The Centers for Disease …
Officials urge residents to turn in unneeded prescription drugsBoston Globe
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RI has tools to spot prescription drug abusers, but few prescribers use them – The Providence Journal

RI has tools to spot prescription drug abusers, but few prescribers use them
The Providence Journal
The single most powerful tool currently available to combat prescriptiondrug fraud is seldom used by the majority of Rhode Island physicians and others licensed to prescribe controlled substances. The state prescription drug monitoring program, or PMP

Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry – Insurance Journal

Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry – Insurance Journal


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Healthcare Reform Brings Expansion to Drug & Alcohol Treatment Industry
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Employment of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors is also projected to grow by 31 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The forecasted growth is good

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Addressing teen drug use – Claremore Daily Progress

Addressing teen drug use
Claremore Daily Progress
“The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) makes available statistics of services provided across the state,” he said. “A review of that information led me to search out how many adolescents received treatment …

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“National Take-Back Day”: Ridding Your Home Of Unsecured Prescription … – Forbes