Manchin Fights for Measure to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse in House-Senate Compromise Bill
Manchin Fights for Measure to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse in House-Senate Compromise Bill –
Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help
That philosophy fuels Oregon's nationally reputed system of addiction care that officials, health experts and treatment professionals say provides lessons for Kentucky as it struggles with a crippling prescription drug-abuse problem and an overwhelmed …
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Rogue pharmacists feed addiction
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It doesn't help that illegal dispensing is a low priority for law enforcement agencies. Criminal prosecutions are rare and penalties typically light. Rogue pharmacists have a symbiotic relationship with physicians who prescribe drugs for addicts …
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Law enforcement officials take aim at prescription drug abuse
Filed under: prescription drug addiction help
A pair of area law enforcement officials renewed the call for vigilance over prescription drug abuse. The men called the misuse of some commonly prescribed medications a quiet killer and one of the most serious current drug threats. Rene Sandoval, the …
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Tennessee Scientologist Takes on Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
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“With a program as effective and easy as the Truth About Drugs, we can make an impact on this issue and everyone can help. We can turn the Tennessee drug abuse problem around,” says Brinker. “And it's really up to all of us to do so—every parent …
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