Drug Abuse: State Looks for New Tools to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

State Looks For New Tools To Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Prescription drug abuse experts unveiled a new tool today to help lower opioid misuse in the state. That new tool is a website containing information for doctors describing safe prescribing techniques and standards for pain management. Dr. Seddon Savage, a chronic pain and addiction specialist at Dartmouth, says the cycle of abuse can start with a well-intentioned prescription. “Often, opioids …
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Drug abuse dangerous than militancy: Omar
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Describing drug abuse as worst enemy of the civilisation and dangerous than militancy, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today appealed to all sections of the society to work together to save children from illicit use of drugs.
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