Drug Abuse: Lawmakers Work to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse in Mass.

Published January 3, 2013

Lawmakers work to curb prescription drug abuse in Mass.
Filed under: Drug Abuse

With prescription drug abuse on the rise in Massachusetts and across the U.S., officials are grappling with how to combat the epidemic on both a state and local level.
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Drop-off boxes get drugs out of the house
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Prescription drug abuse has been classified as an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Tenn. works to curb drug abuse in 2013
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According to the latest statistics, Tennessee ranks second in the nation for over-utilization of prescription pain medications.
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Savant HWP Announces NIDA Funding for Pre-clinical Development of 18-MC as Potential Treatment for Addiction, Obesity
Filed under: Drug Abuse

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Savant HWP, Inc. today announced the receipt of a three-year grant to support the development of 18-MC (18-methoxycoronaridine) as a potential orally active …
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NBA start Chris Herren to give his story at Hatboro-Horsham High School
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Hatboro-Horsham School District’s Be A Part of the Conversation will host an NBA star to talk with students and parents about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse. Former Boston Celtics player Chris Herren will present his story of drug and alcohol abuse and host a Q&A session Jan. 8 at Hatboro-Horsham High School beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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