Drug Abuse: The New Epidemic: Prescription Drug Abuse – Statesman Journal (Blog)
The new epidemic: Prescription drug abuse – Statesman Journal (blog)
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The new epidemic: Prescription drug abuse
Statesman Journal (blog) Science has blessed the medical community with powerful prescription drugs that can take away a patient's pain — Vicodin, OxyContin, Oxycodone, Percocet and others. But those drugs are opiate-based and addictive. Most patients who use them won't … |
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Editorial: Use of drop box a good next step in fighting drug abuse – Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Editorial: Use of drop box a good next step in fighting drug abuse
Huntington Herald Dispatch The box was installed due to a collaborative effort of the police department and the Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership, or CCSAPP, a local coalition aimed at preventing drug and alcohol abuse. The decision to place the drop box where … |
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New Wave of Drug Abuse Feared if Generic Oxycodone Sold in Canada – American News Report
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New Wave of Drug Abuse Feared if Generic Oxycodone Sold in Canada
American News Report Canadian police, doctors and public health officials are warning the “streets would be flooded” with cheap generic versions of oxycodone if Canada's Health Minister doesn't reconsider her decision not to ban them. Drug maker Purdue Pharma's patent on … Ontario begs feds to reconsider generic-drug decision Generic oxy a step backward: police Drug Battle |
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Vermont curbs one drug, sees heroin use rise – Press Herald
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Vermont curbs one drug, sees heroin use rise
Press Herald WATERBURY, Vt. – Efforts to make OxyContin harder to abuse have succeeded in Vermont, the top state police drug investigator says, but one notable result has been addicts switching to an older scourge: heroin. Lt. Matt Birmingham, head of the Vermont … |
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