Prescription Drug Abuse

Published March 2, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse – By Jaritza Vega, Brianna Martinez, and Gabby Vinasco

Schneiderman alerts medical professionals to new hydrocodone rule change …

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

The schedule change was mandated as part of Schneiderman's Internet system for tracking overprescribing law, or I-STOP, which was signed in to law last year in an effort to rein in abuse of addictive prescription drugs like hydrocodone. "Hydrocodone is …
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Cops warn of rising prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

It's not uncommon for some teens to use prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications for their first high, the experts said. It's also not uncommon for other kids to hear from friends that taking doctor-prescribed medications meant for an …
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Round table discussion focuses on prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

Jay Rockefeller, Representative Nick Rahall and National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske at the Marshall University Forensic Science center to spotlight prescription drug abuse. Rockefeller said the discussion was an important one for the …
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