National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Planned for Saturday

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day planned for Saturday
The U.S. Attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom is encouraging Kansans to help cut down on prescription drug abuse by participating in Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

State drug chief launches new drug abuse campaign
Idaho's drug czar has launched a new campaign focused on the abuse and myths of prescription drug abuse. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Pfizer commits to developing Pain Therapeutics' painkiller
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said it has decided to develop the abuse-resistant painkiller made by its partner Pain Therapeutics Inc, six months after the pharmaceutical giant's comments raised fears it would drop the drug. Pain Therapeutics shares jumped as much as 30 percent in early trading on the Nasdaq. The drug, Remoxy, has been rejected twice by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Drug Take Back Day Highlights Prescription Abuse
Abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medication is increasing among high school freshmen in western Placer County. A recent survey of local high school students completed by the Coalition for Placer Youth Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Interview with Nora Volkow, MD, National Institute on Drug Abuse
APA TV sat down with Nora Volkow to talk about her track on substance abuse at the annual meeting, as well as the Addiction Performance Project, a dramatic r…