Senate Tackles Prescription Drug Abuse – the Hill (Blog)
Senate tackles prescription drug abuse – The Hill (blog)
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Senate tackles prescription drug abuse
The Hill (blog) The Senate Health Committee is forming a working group to tackle the rising rates of prescription drug abuse, in the face of complaints about a recently approved painkiller that many say is highly addictive and easily abused. Senate Health, Employment … Editorial: Fight against opiates hits home for Melrose |
Fighting our drug abuse problem goes beyond arrests – Marietta Times
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Fighting our drug abuse problem goes beyond arrests
Marietta Times Recently, there has been a push by the local drug task forces to try and relinquish the hold of drugs and drug monies on the Mid-Ohio Valley. Our papers have been littered and our local evening news, almost daily, holds the headlines of another drug … |
Doctor: Prescription drug abuse can affect anyone – SouthCoastToday.com
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Doctor: Prescription drug abuse can affect anyone
SouthCoastToday.com NEW BEDFORD — The face of prescription drug abuse could be anyone, not just a junkie or a prostitute working the streets, said an anesthesiologist and former addiction specialist. "It could be anyone in this room. There is no stereotype," Angela … |
Philipstown Residents Push Back on Cell Tower; Drug Abuse Crisis Reviewed at …
The Philipstown Town Board got some push back from residents about a proposed Lane Gate Road cell tower and heard an alarming report about the local heroin drug crisis at its monthly meeting in the Town Hall. The board also dealt with a number of other …
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Report: Exchanges yield more specialty drug use
The nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager says that patients from the health care overhaul's new insurance exchanges have been more likely to use expensive specialty drugs for chronic conditions. Express Scripts said Wednesday that just over 1 …
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