Report Recommends Insurers Use Prescription Monitoring Data to Reduce Opioid Abuse, Deaths

Published April 22, 2014

Report recommends insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce opioid abuse, deaths
( Brandeis University ) The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University has issued a ground-breaking report recommending that medical insurers use prescription monitoring data to reduce the overdoses, deaths and health care costs associated with abuse of opioids and other prescription drugs.
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Pagadian City Anti-Drug Abuse Council gi-reactivate – The Mindanao Examiner
PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 22, 2014) – Gibutyag ni City Councilor Ernesto Mondarte ang pag-reactivate sa Pagadian City Anti-Drug Abuse Council ni Mayor Romeo Pulmones.
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PinneyAssociates and DrugScan Collaborate to Offer In Vitro Tamper Testing of Abuse-Deterrent Drugs
BETHESDA, Md., April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — PinneyAssociates and DrugScan announce a collaboration to provide in vitro laboratory tamper testing of abuse-deterrent drug products and formulations to …
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Snyder joins drug abuse task force
Nearly three-quarters of people who abuse prescription drugs are getting them from friends and family, according to a recent national survey on drug use and health. State Rep. Pam Snyder, D-Jefferson, hopes to change that as one of four members on a …
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Two parents' groups call meeting on drug problem
The classic line from the movie Network — "We're as mad as hell, and we're not going to take this anymore" – may describe how many parents feel about the youth drug problem in Southern Maryland. Two parents' organizations have formed in the area …
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