Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise


 

Prescription drug abuse on the rise – Prescription drug abuse on the rise

 

Prescription drug deaths: Two stories

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"The problem we're dealing with with prescription drug abuse is having to balance those patients (who abuse prescription drugs) and those millions of patients that benefit from these medicines because they have a need that they and their physicians …
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Recovering drug addicts find a chaotic and unregulated world of halfway houses

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But a downward spiral of prescription drug abuse led to broken relationships, car accidents, and jail. While waiting for a bed to open in a drug treatment center, Emily checked into a halfway house on Okaloosa Street in Tampa, but she never checked out.
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Their View: Multifaceted approach needed to reduce prescription drug abuse

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Recently I was invited to attend the National Governors Association Policy Academy on Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction. As the chair of the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Behavioral Health, I felt this was a terrific opportunity to learn …
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RT @scixchange: Prescription drug addiction is now an epidemic. Blame doctors then? http://t.co/CgtOk00t – by MOHealthEquity (MOHEC)

 

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Prescription Drug Addiction Is Now An Epidemic http://t.co/C65JM8Ti – by FoodinaBottle (Robert Ritterhoff)

 

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Prescription Drug Addiction Is Now An Epidemic http://t.co/gQ4ZDWOv – by physiquerescue (Matthew Hampton)