Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse PSA 2012

Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse PSA 2012 – My video response to the public service announcement issued by Attorney General Jack Conway. Over 1000 people in Kentucky die every year from prescription drug overdose; this is completely preventable. Be smart – don’t abuse prescription drugs.

EHRs Can Thwart Prescription Drug Abuse, Says Study

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Concerned about the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the White House in June 2011 convened a roundtable discussion on the subject. That led to ONC contracting with Mitre Corp. to identify ways to leverage health IT to improve access to PDMP data.
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Students told prescription drug abuse has no good outcome

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Darrin Phegley / The Gleaner Dr. Karen Shay, a Morehead, Ky. dentist, whose daughter, Sarah, died from a prescription drug overdose in 2006, tells her story to over 1,000 Henderson County High School 9th and 10th graders during an assembly led by …
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Kentucky officials worry 'crushable' pain pills will worsen prescription–drug …

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The fear now is that cheaper generic versions of those often-prescribed painkillers won't feature some form of abuse deterrence. Without that, they could become the new drugs of choice for abusers in a state where more people die from drug overdoses …
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