Medical Board OKs News Rules to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

Medical Board OKs news rules to combat prescription drug abuse
Filed under: painkiller abuse

New Mexico doctors and patients will get more education about the perils of prescription painkillers under a set of rules approved Friday by the New Mexico Medical Board. The rules call for doctors licensed by the board, who have a federal Drug …
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Ohio nursing home industry skeptical of attorney general's anti-drug abuse efforts
Filed under: painkiller abuse

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state's efforts to reduce prescription painkiller theft in nursing homes has met with a cool reception from Ohio's nursing home industry, which says a letter sent by Attorney General Mike DeWine to facilities contains incomplete …
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Good News, Junkies: Scientists Block Addictive Properties of Opioids, Keep …
Filed under: painkiller abuse

That's all well and good if you're trying to help someone kick a habit, but less useful when you're trying to treat a patient in serious pain without leaving them at risk for drug abuse when they leave the hospital. The research reported today is …
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Painkiller Overdose: A US Drug Epidemic

Painkiller overdoses account for 15,00 deaths every year in the US CBS Evening News digs deeper into the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the high incidence of painkiller overdose, now a drug epidemic. For more information about Hazelden, please visit www.hazelden.org or call 800-257-7810.