Prescription Drug Use & Abuse Panel
Prescription Drug Use & Abuse Panel – Operation Our Town Prescription Drug Use & Abuse Panel Penn State Altoona Devorris Downtown Center September 25, 2012 A five-person panel formed to educate the public on the use and abuse of prescription drugs in Blair County. Speakers: Peter Kreckel, R.Ph. – Thompson’s Pharmacy Dr. Joseph Antonowicz, MD – Altoona Regional Health System James Walstrom – PA Office of Attorney General Judy Rosser – Blair County Drug & Alcohol Program Cindy DiAndrea – Blair County Coroner’s Office
Viewpoint: Are Doctors to Blame for Prescription–Drug Abuse?
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For some patients, we can add a prescription for a limited number of opioid pills to be filled only if absolutely necessary. With that small prescription should come a big warning. Something like: “These drugs are highly addictive, even in short-term use.
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Bondi's mission to help drug–addicted babies
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading a task force that aims to develop solutions for the problem of drug-addicted newborns. With the explosion of prescription drug abuse over the past decade, the number of babies born addicted to prescription …
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
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As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say.
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