The Government Is Right to Crack Down on Prescription Opioid Abuse – Washington Post
The government is right to crack down on prescription opioid abuse – Washington Post
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The government is right to crack down on prescription opioid abuse Washington Post SOMETIMES IT takes a celebrity's death to galvanize attitudes about a drug epidemic that has already ruined, or ended, the lives of many lesser-knowns. So it was when University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died from a cocaine overdose in 1986. Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse… Continue reading |
Local College Holds Forum on Drug Abuse and Addiction – WXXA
Local College holds forum on drug abuse and addiction – WXXA
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Local College holds forum on drug abuse and addiction
WXXA ALBANY, N.Y. –The Albany College of Pharmacy will hold a forum to raise awareness of drug addiction and drug abuse on Tuesday. A timely meeting, after Attorney General Eric Holder said the increase of deaths related to the drug is "Urgent and growing … |
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LePage Wants to Add 22 State Jobs to Fight Drug Trafficking – Bangor Daily News
LePage wants to add 22 state jobs to fight drug trafficking – Bangor Daily News
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LePage wants to add 22 state jobs to fight drug trafficking Bangor Daily News Bennett pointed to DHHS' ongoing efforts to address the problem, including the formation in 2012 of a task force that now includes more than 70 health care professionals, substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery providers, DHHS staff and others. Gov. LePage pushes plan… Continue reading |
Questions Remain About Whether Doctors Can Curb Children’s Drug Use – NPR (Blog)
Questions Remain About Whether Doctors Can Curb Children’s Drug Use – NPR (blog)
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Questions Remain About Whether Doctors Can Curb Children's Drug Use NPR (blog) "When there is a lack of evidence, doctors must use their clinical experience and judgment, and many clinicians may choose to talk with an adolescent to prevent or discourage risky behaviors, such as drug use," USPSTF member Susan Curry said in a … United States Preventive Services… Continue reading |
Doctors Form Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force – Daily Local News
Doctors form prescription drug abuse task force – Daily Local News
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Doctors form prescription drug abuse task force Daily Local News HARRISBURG – Describing prescription drug abuse as a growing “crisis” in Pennsylvania, members of the state medical community announced the formation of a multi-specialty physician panel to address the problem. Dr. David Talenti, vice chair of the … Efforts Made to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse Lawmakers, doctors push for electronic prescription drug… Continue reading |