RI Weighs Prescription Drug Registry to Curb Abuse

RI weighs prescription drug registry to curb abuse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is weighing whether to create a prescription drug registry so doctors and pharmacists can see which patients may be struggling with substance abuse.         Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Utah may try to cut OD deaths with ‘good Samaritan’ law
Like most Utahns, Carol Spackman Moss has been personally affected by drug abuse. A retired schoolteacher, Moss has seen former students, friends, a stepson and a cousin’s son fall to the scourge of addiction. Unlike most Utahns, she’s in a position to do something about it. Moss, a Democratic state representative from Holladay, is sponsoring legislation that would grant limited criminal … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results