Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Makes Progress

Prescription drug abuse task force makes progress
… Disease Control has declared prescription drug abuse an epidemic in Indiana and more people die from prescription drug overdoses in the state than in car accidents. The plan: Five tiers The Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force has a five-point …
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Data shows prescription drug abuse problem
Mary Fallin and others who want … to require them to use the system each time they write a prescription for a controlled substance. Two years ago, the Oklahoma State Medical Association sent a letter to lawmakers saying that mandatory PMP checks for …
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Confronting addiction: New England states fight drug abuse in different ways
AUGUSTA (AP) — In the rural towns and cities of northern New England, a rising drug … abuse. The number of recorded heroin overdose deaths in the U.S. increased from 1,842 in 2000 to 3,036 in 2010, according to the most recent statistics available …
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Tanzania: This Drug Abuse Must Stop
IN yesterday’s sister paper, the ‘Sunday News,’ we published a story on the rise of cases of shockingly cruel acts, including murder and sexual abuse in the country, which mental health and psychology experts link to increased use and abuse of narcotic …
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