Prescription Drug Abuse & Addiction: TakePart Live With Jacob Soboroff & Cara Santa Maria

Published September 18, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse & Addiction: TakePart Live with Jacob Soboroff & Cara Santa Maria – Jacob Soboroff, Cara Santa Maria, Behind the Orange Curtain producer Natalie Costa, actor Mason Pryor and Dr. Matthew Torrington discuss prescription opioid …

N.H. Groups Awarded Federal Grants For Substance Abuse Prevention

Filed under: drug abuse

New Hampshire ranks 5th in the nation for binge drinking and regular marijuana use among young adults. That's according to numbers released this month by the state's Department of Health and Human Services. But the federal government has awarded …
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Corbett wants to expand prescription drug database, too

Filed under: drug abuse

The provision would make it easier for doctors and pharmacies to check for patterns in a patient's behavior that may suggest a prescription is fake, or the person is abusing prescription drugs. Pennsylvania has a limited database for monitoring …
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