Prescription Drug Abuse – It’s Not What the Doctor Ordered
Prescription Drug Abuse – It’s Not What The Doctor Ordered
ATLANTA, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2012, “Overdose deaths involving prescription opioid analgesics, which are medications used to treat pain, have increased to almost 17,000 …
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Special drug abuse committee heard last testimony
BOSTON (WWLP) – Efforts are being made to tackle the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts. 22News spoke with non-abusing patients who are concerned with potentially limiting their access to painkillers. Opioid abuse and hundreds of overdose deaths prompted …
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Zac Efron Movies 2014: ‘Neighbors’ Star Opens Up About ‘Rough Year’ and Drug Abuse on ‘Today Show’ [Watch]
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for 26-year-old actor Zac Efron, who first rose to fame as a “teen idol” to his fans for his portrayal of hunky basketball jock Troy Bolton in Disney’s widely successful movie franchise “High School Musical.” However, as …
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RI Senate approves bills to fight drug abuse, overdose deaths
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Senate has passed three bills intended to fight drug abuse and address the growing problem of drug overdose deaths. One bill, (S-2801Aaa), would clarify and strengthen an existing law that requires health insurers …
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Gogebic Community College hosts regional substance abuse forum
Law enforcement personnel, treatment service experts and other residents met in Ironwood Tuesday to assess substance abuse in the western U.P. The Gogebic-Ontonagon Human Services Coordinating Board brought them together. ABC 10 senior reporter …
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