Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
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Powdered Alcohol Raises Abuse Concerns; Product Awaiting Federal Label Approval
Powdered alcohol raises abuse concerns; product awaiting federal label approval
Palcohol, a powdered alcohol in the news recently for having its label approved — then rescinded — by federal regulators, could still hit the market this fall, according to the company producing it. Even so, that doesn't necessarily mean it would be …
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New heroin overdose drug OK'd
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month approved a… Continue reading
Calls for More Alcoholism Rehab Centres
Calls for More Alcoholism Rehab Centres
With only one state-owned rehabilitation centre in the country for those fighting the demons of alcohol and substance abuse there is a need for additional ones as alcohol consumption in Namibia continues on an upward spiral. In its report on alcohol …
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Bain Capital Sees Opportunity in Methadone Clinics
Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Substance abuse treatment is a $ 7.7 billion industry, according to a recent report by IBISWorld Inc., a New York research firm, and growing at an annual rate of about 2 percent. Continue reading below. Heroin and prescription drug addiction is “a giant …
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ACA's coverage for addiction treatment faces barriers
One significant barrier to access is that drug treatment centers with more than… Continue reading
Drug Take Back Day
Drug Take Back Day
Also happening at our 3 News Studios people were doing a little spring cleaning of their medicine cabinets. Today was the 4th Annual Coastal Bend Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Prescription drug abuse is not only a big problem here in the Coastal Bend but across the nation as well. Local pharmacists along with CCPD and DEA agents were on hand taking your unused or unwanted prescription drugs …
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