New Prescription Abuse Laws Driving Pill Mills Out of Business
New Prescription Abuse Laws Driving Pill Mills Out of Business
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FRANKFORT, KY (10/17/12) – Since the implementation this summer of House Bill 1 (HB1), the state's landmark prescription drug abuse bill, 10 pain management clinics have closed, prescriptions for some of the most-abused controlled substances are …
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Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse: Abuse of nonmedical …
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Between 1997 and 2007, NAU accounted for more than a 500 percent increase in the number of Americans seeking treatment for prescription opioid dependency. Prescription drug abuse led to a threefold increase in unintentional overdose mortality from the …
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Prescription drug abuse still an issue despite gains
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MEDFORD — Prescription drug abuse continues to be a problem in Jackson County, though local law enforcement and treatment officials say the area might be turning a corner. Dr. Jim Shames, medical director of Jackson County Health and Human …
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