Painkiller Abuse in the News

Painkiller Abuse At Epidemic Levels
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According to a report given by Jay Unick, Ph.D., of the University of Maryland's School of Social Work, at a meeting of the American Public Health Association, painkiller abuse is most common among middle-aged white women. …
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Harmful patterns of painkiller prescriptions seen among methadone patients
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November 24, 2011 (Toronto) – A new study has shown harmful prescription patterns of powerful painkillers among a substantial number of Ontario patients who received methadone therapy to treat their opioid addiction. Methadone, which is a type of …
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Ex-pharmacist's lawyer opens trial by admitting client's guilt
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That is because an acquittal on that count would mean the jury did not believe Costa distributed the drug on the massive scale that the government alleges. Costa's trial began as Delaware struggles to combat a rise in prescription drug abuse, …
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Abuso de Medicamentos

A nivel nacional existe una epidemia de abuso de medicamentos recetados… Ya que en los últimos años mas personas mueren por sobredosis de analgésico… Marco Antonio Zavala nos informa como afecta esto al estado de Oklahoma…

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