Drug Abuse: Rx Drug Abuse: Arkansas Implements Prescription Monitoring Program

Published April 21, 2013

Rx drug abuse: Arkansas implements prescription monitoring program
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Editor’s Note: The Times Record continues its series of reports on prescription drug abuse. FORT SMITH — A statewide system tracking the hundreds of controlled substance prescriptions filled in Arkansas is continuing to build its database and is on schedule to go online in early June. Denise Robertson, director of the Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program, said months of preparation preceded …
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Rx Drug Abuse: Stigma Often Prevents Abusers From Seeking Treatment
Filed under: Drug Abuse

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series produced by the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith. The entire series will be published online at www.jacksonvillepatriot.com . Next: Prescription drug prosecutions more frequent locally than meth, marijuana crimes.
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