Drug Abuse: Report on Medicare Cites Prescription Drug Abuse – New York Times

Drug Abuse: Report on Medicare Cites Prescription Drug Abuse – New York Times


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Report on Medicare Cites Prescription Drug Abuse
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Medicare is subsidizing drug abuse by thousands of beneficiaries who shop around for doctors and fill prescriptions for huge quantities of painkillers and other narcotics far exceeding what any patient could safely use,
Probe: Drug abusers exploiting Medicare benefitForbes

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Drug Abuse: Program aims to safely dispose of unused medications, curb drug abuse – Southeast Missourian


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Program aims to safely dispose of unused medications, curb drug abuse
Southeast Missourian
And with prescription drug abuse on the rise, the Drug Enforcement Administration is seeking to get unused pills out of homes and dispose of them safely with a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 29. "What we're hoping to do by taking this
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to be held Oct. 29Heritage Newspapers
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Drug Abuse: An Addiction Vaccine, Tantalizingly Close – New York Times


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An Addiction Vaccine, Tantalizingly Close
New York Times
While scientists have historically focused their vaccination efforts on diseases like polio, smallpox and diphtheria — with great success — they are now at work on shots that could one day release people from the grip of substance abuse.
Vaccine Against Smoking, Drug Addiction In The WorksThirdAge

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Drug Abuse: Many Grade 12 students report excessive drinking – CTV.ca


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Many Grade 12 students report excessive drinking
CTV.ca
Authors of the Cross Canada Report on Student Alcohol and Drug Use, released Monday, are sounding the alarm about the prevalence of alcohol and cannabis use among students in Grades 10-12. Published by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and the
National Report Sheds Light on Student Alcohol and Drug UseMarketWatch (press release)

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Drug Abuse: Magellan Health Services of Arizona Wins SAMHSA’s 2011 Science and Service … – MarketWatch (press release)

Magellan Health Services of Arizona Wins SAMHSA's 2011 Science and Service
MarketWatch (press release)
"With these disturbing facts in mind, Magellan and its service provider partners collaborated to find ways of increasing access to community-based substance abuse treatment for youth in the central Arizona behavioral health system who were involved
SAMHSA Awards Up to $ 13 Million for Adult Treatment Court CollaborativesNewswise (press release)

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Drug Abuse: Successes with Rx drug abuse shared
Brason is program director of the Northwest Community Care Network of NC (CCNC) Chronic Pain Initiative and chairman of the Wilkes Healthy Carolinians Council's Substance Abuse Task Force. He was speaking to a crowd of about 160 people who included
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