Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

Published October 4, 2012

Battle prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that one-quarter of first-time drug users, 12 and older, began with using …
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Nonprescription medication abuse underestimated

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Dr. Wiegand concludes: "Much of the current concerns about prescription medication abuse have centered on opioids, and while opioids are certainly of greater concern in regard to morbidity and mortality related to overdose, the data reported here …
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West Virginia Sheriffs Call for Closing "Cash Loophole" in Prescription Drug …

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 3, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — The West Virginia Sheriffs' Association wants to close the "cash loophole" for illegal prescription drug sales, so it is calling on the federal government to use existing data systems to monitor and …
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