prescription drug abuse

INSPECT Program Helps Track Prescription Drug Abuse – WLFI.com

INSPECT program helps track prescription drug abuse – WLFI.com

INSPECT program helps track prescription drug abuse
WLFI.com
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Dr. Ben Rachwal has been a pharmacist for 20 years and said he's seen the prescription drug addiction in our society get worse. "Opiate abuse and opiate addiction is what I'm calling an epidemic," said Rachwal. But now, a 

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State Collects 5 Tons of Meds on Take-Back Day

State collects 5 tons of meds on take-back day
A biannual effort to curb prescription drug abuse netted nearly 5 tons of medications statewide. The Kansas Attorney General's office says residents turned in 9,777 pounds of drugs at 104 locations Oct. 26 for National Drug Take-Back Day. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

PCMA Supports Bipartisan Legislation Creating 'Safe Pharmacy' Networks to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse in Medicare
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The Children of Drugs: Covering Up and Surviving

The Children of Drugs: Covering Up and Surviving
Note: This is Part Two of Chris Earl's special report on children who grew up with drug abuse in their homes. In September, Chris reached out to thousands of people through social media. A handful of people agreed to step out of the shadows and tell their stories, publicly. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

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Reckitt Heroin-Abuse Drug Seen Luring Shire: Real M&A

Reckitt Heroin-Abuse Drug Seen Luring Shire: Real M&A
Shire has been on the hunt for deals to ease reliance on its best-seller Vyvanse for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

D.A.: Prescription drug monitoring might help curb devastating effects of abuse
NORRISTOWN – A proposed statewide database to monitor the use and abuse of prescription drugs might help authorities curb the devastating effects “this modern plague” has on communities, according… Continue reading

Re-Trial Ordered After Judge Accused of Drug Abuse – Quad City Times

Re-trial ordered after judge accused of drug abuse – Quad City Times

Re-trial ordered after judge accused of drug abuse
Quad City Times
A convicted killer has become the second person to get a retrial on murder charges because of accusations the judge in the cases had abused drugs. Jurors found 55-year-old Gregory Muse guilty in March of first-degree murder after a trial overseen by 

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In ‘the Bedroom Project,’ Parents Learn to Spot Signs of Teens’ Drug Use – Mooresville Tribune

In ‘The Bedroom Project,’ parents learn to spot signs of teens’ drug use – Mooresville Tribune

In 'The Bedroom Project,' parents learn to spot signs of teens' drug use
Mooresville Tribune
Ruiz followed it up with statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention which has declared prescription drug abuse an “epidemic.” “An average of 2,500 teens are trying it to get high in North Carolina and the average youngest age

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