D.A.: Prescription Drug Monitoring Might Help Curb Devastating Effects of Abuse

Published November 3, 2013

D.A.: Prescription drug monitoring might help curb devastating effects of abuse
NORRISTOWN – A proposed statewide database to monitor the use and abuse of prescription drugs might help authorities curb the devastating effects “this modern plague” has on communities, according to one local law enforcer. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

With Rise Of Painkiller Abuse, A Closer Look At Heroin
The rate of heroin use is up, and federal data shows that nearly 80 percent of people using the illegal drug had previously abused prescription painkillers. The drugs have similar effects, and curbing painkiller abuse may help stymie the draw to heroin. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results