Panel: More Must Be Done to Combat Prescription Drug Epidemic

Panel: More Must be Done to Combat Prescription Drug Epidemic
Filed under: painkiller abuse

“All of my employees have expressed concern for their safety,” McCutcheon said, adding that the pharmacy has been robbed numerous times, including once at hammer point, as Long Island finds itself at the epicenter of a prescription drug abuse epidemic.
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Iowa hospitals place limits on painkillers
Filed under: painkiller abuse

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hospitals in the Des Moines area are imposing limits on painkiller prescriptions to limit abuse of the drugs. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/SmK6so ) that Iowa Health-Des Moines plans to join rival Mercy …
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