More Medical Help, Education, Needed for Painkiller Addiction

More medical help, education, needed for painkiller addiction

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The B.C. Coroners Service's preliminary report is another indicator of how serious our province's prescription painkiller addiction problem has become. The fact that use and abuse of prescription drugs is responsible for 61 per cent of overdose deaths …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Often Starts Early

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Prescription drug abuse often begins in the teenage years, according to and law enforcement local educators. Captain Chad Brooks, Narcotics Officer with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office, School District of Pickens County Superintendent Dr. Kelly Pew …
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Prescription–Drug Abuse Crackdown Has Unforeseen Side Effects

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No one would argue that a 30 percent reduction in prescription-drug deaths in the Tampa Bay area is an excellent result in the statewide crackdown on prescription-drug abuse. I wonder, however, if there are not unintended side effects. I am a 64 years …
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