Data Shows Prescription Drug Abuse Problem

Data shows prescription drug abuse problem
NORMAN — Oklahoma pharmacies filled nearly 10 million prescriptions for narcotic painkillers and other controlled dangerous substances last year, according to newly obtained state data. Those prescriptions — an average of 68 per patient, including …
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This Is America’s Fastest-Growing Drug Problem
There are few wars that the United States can conceivably say it’s not won, but the war on illicit drugs and general drug abuse continues to be one such instance where there’s no clear victory in sight. According to a National Drug Threat Survey …
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Drug Abuse and Our Biased Compassion
Recently the world has been privy to the intimate details of the drug use of two white male celebrities. On one hand there is Justin Bieber; during a recent arrest for DUI, Bieber admitted to taking Xanax and marijuana. A few days before, during a …
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Confronting addiction: New England states fight drug abuse in different ways
AUGUSTA (AP) — In the rural towns and cities of northern New England, a rising drug-abuse problem is overwhelming law enforcement, affecting hundreds of infants each year and sparking calls to action by state leaders who say enough is enough.
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