Drug Abuse: California Panel Advances Bills Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse

California panel advances bills targeting prescription drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse

The state Senate committee approved bills that are designed to reduce overdose deaths following Times reports that linked doctors to fatal overdoses. A broad package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths won approval from a key state Senate committee Monday.        
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Early child abuse: CPS investigates drug use by expectant mothers
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The problem of child abuse continues to grow across South Texas. In 2012, San Antonio led the state in the number of children who were abused. With many of those cases, studies show the abuse started before the mother had even given birth, usually due to drug use. Now, hospital staff members and Child Protective Services officials are taking action. Jennifer Saucedo is a CPS investigator and …
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Fearing abuse, FDA blocks generic OxyContin
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Federal health regulators will require generic versions of the best-selling painkiller OxyContin to include recent formulation changes designed to make the pill harder to abuse. The Food and Drug Administration …
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