Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse in Your Community

Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse In Your Community – This video will highlight dangers of prescription drug abuse, and how to fight the epidemic in your community. The Generation Rx Initiative, a partnership between The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and the Cardinal Health Foundation. It provides a number of resources aimed to empower communities to tackle prescription drug abuse and increase awareness about the issue. Learn more at go.osu.edu

MATFORCE Lunch 'n Learn focuses on prescription drug abuse, a silent epidemic

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This presentation is part of the Governor's Office Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction Project, which MATFORCE and Yavapai County have been asked to pilot for the state. The Lunch 'n Learn will be held on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at …
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Their View: Multifaceted approach needed to reduce prescription drug abuse

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Recently I was invited to attend the National Governors Association Policy Academy on Prescription Drug Abuse Reduction. As the chair of the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Behavioral Health, I felt this was a terrific opportunity to learn …
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Addiction To Prescription Drugs Reaching Epidemic Proportions

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… to the extent of what's being diplomatically called non-medical reasons. The US Office of National Drug Control Policy admits that prescription drug abuse is the country's “fastest-growing drug problem” and that the CDC indeed has declared it an …
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