Veterans Dropping Dead From Prescription Drug Addictions


 

Veterans Dropping Dead From Prescription Drug Addictions – Prescription drug abuse and overdose has taken so many lives in America that the White House classifies it as an epidemic. Sadly, our nation’s veterans are s…

 

Why America Has a Prescription Drug Epidemic: To Regulate Or Educate? No

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Until the 19990s, opioids were used sparingly for chronic pain, in part due to historic fears that their long-term use was disguised maintenance treatment of opioid addiction, but also due to the concern that with longer term use, the development of …
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Drug Court shows signs of success in dealing with abuse

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Law enforcement officials report that matters have become drastic enough to affect the vast majority of our community, making the battle they wage against substance abuse and addiction a battle for the future of Carbon County. … Area law enforcement …
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San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Isis, Receptos, Suneva, and More

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—San Diego's Millennium Laboratories said it has acquired RxAnte, a McClean, VA, startup that uses predictive analytics to help make sure that patients maintain their prescription regimen. Financial terms were not disclosed, according to a …
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