Prescription Drug Dangers

Published May 3, 2013

Prescription Drug Dangers – One out of three drug-related deaths in Haywood County have been due to prescription drugs. In an effort to curb that number, law enforcement held a special …

'Med Vault' device aims to prevent prescription drug abuse

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April 29, 2013 (WLS) — Prescription medication abuse is on the rise and that's why some college students in Utah are helping design a tamper-proof pill dispenser. It would ensure patients receive only their prescribed amount of medication. Government …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among US Teens: Survey

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TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students — more than 5 million kids — have abused these …
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County officials discuss drug abuse at Norwin Lions forum

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“Drug and alcohol addiction is a disease that is in at least one out of four families,” Tennis said. “It's always a fatal disease.” Most addictions, especially for teenagers, start in the home with prescription painkillers, Tennis said. After someone …
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Education campaign planned on prescription drug abuse

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Tuesday evening the chapter will present a new toolkit, “Women to women: Straight Talk; When I use, we both lose,” to residents and social service leaders to learn more about prescription drug use among pregnant women. Their hope is that some of those …
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