Drug Abuse: State Looks for New Tools to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

State Looks For New Tools To Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
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Prescription drug abuse experts unveiled a new tool today to help lower opioid misuse in the state. That new tool is a website containing information for doctors describing safe prescribing techniques and standards for pain management. Dr. Seddon Savage, a chronic pain and addiction specialist at Dartmouth, says the cycle of abuse can start with a well-intentioned prescription. “Often, opioids …
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Father calls for education on prescription drug abuse
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The federal government's decision to allow the sale of generic OxyContin has a Nova Scotian father calling for more efforts to stop prescription drug trafficking.
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Cadac malaumon random drug testing himuong mandatory
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USA ka opisyal sa City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Cadac) ang malaumon nga Disyembre ning tuig maplastar na sa kinatibuk-an ang sugyot nga himuong mandatory ang random drug testing sa usa ka pribadong kompanya nga may kapin 10 ka empleyado. Gibutyag ni…
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Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse with Nicole Cartwright Kwiek, Ph.D.

The course Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse by Nicole Cartwright Kwiek, Ph.D. from Ohio State University will be offered free of charge to everyone on the Coursera platform. Sign up at www.coursera.org