Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit

Published December 17, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit
The Nevada attorney general says Nevada is one of the worst in the country when it comes to pharmaceutical drug abuse. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Attorney General Fox: Tamper-resistant versions of generic painkillers needed
With prescription drug abuse epidemic, Attorney General Tim Fox joined 41 other attorneys general in sending a letter today to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging it to require manufacturers of generic prescription pain relievers to develop tamper-resistant versions of their products. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Secure boxes to be available for unwanted Pittsburgh-region prescription drugs
HARRISBURG — In an effort to reduce prescription drug abuse, Pennsylvanians will soon be able to leave old medications in secure return boxes. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Novus Medical Detox Says Illicit Drug Use Affects Economy – Drug Incarceration Costs U.S. 3 Billion Annually
Florida-based detox center Novus Medical Detox suggests the use of treatment programs instead of prison sentences as the best means of ending drug abuse in the U.S., as well as reducing the costs of incarceration. (PRWeb December 16, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/12/prweb11420776.htm Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Drug take-back program goes year-round to battle abuse
Alle-Kiski Valley residents with expired and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications in their homes will no longer have to wait for special one-day collections to … Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results