Drug Abuse: Prescription Drug Abuse Drives Florida to Collect Old Medications

Drug Abuse: Prescription drug abuse drives Florida to collect old medications
By Shelley Rossetter and Kameel Stanley, Times Staff Writers Saturday, August 27, 2011 As part of the state’s annual Drug Take Back Day, a resident drops off a bag of old prescription drugs at a Sweetbay Supermarket in Tampa on Saturday.? TAMPA — Jerry Meguar had been saving his old and unused prescription medications for months. He wanted to dispose of the pills properly. On Saturday morning …
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Drug Abuse: Prescription drug monitoring website aims to reduce doctor shopping, pain-killer abuse
Some local medical professionals are hailing the start of the statewide prescription drug monitoring program as a way to reduce the numbers of people doctor-shopping and abusing pain-killing drugs.
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Drug Abuse: The H&N View: Substance abuse big part of crime; detox center needed to help …
Talk to local law enforcement agencies and you'll find that substance abuse plays a heavy role in crime. According to Klamath County Corrections, the agency in charge of parole and probation for the county, at least 75 percent of Klamath County's …
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