Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse Among Wounded Soldiers Uneven, Report Says
Fighting prescription drug abuse among wounded soldiers uneven, report says
Even after a dozen years of war, top Pentagon health officials have yet to impose uniform standards on fighting prescription medication abuse among troops wounded in combat, according to a Defense Department inspector general’s report issued Friday.
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To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse, Involve the School and Family
The illegal use of prescription drugs is on the rise, but efforts to stop prescription drug abuse through legislation and policing have proven ineffective. New research may offer some keys to solving this problem. As more people misuse prescription drugs …
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Prescription drug abuse is foe we can beat
A few weeks ago, I listened in disbelief as one of my patients told me about her grandson, who had been born prematurely and had been in the neonatal intensive-care unit for many weeks. Billy was diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, a …
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Fear of drug abuse, addiction may hurt pain patients
Indeed, opioid pills have become one of the easiest street drugs to obtain and are now the leading type of illicit drug abuse. The new regulations are also meant to tighten up loose prescribing practices, better identify prescribers acting illegally …
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Let's Not Sweep Substance Abuse Under the Rug — Again
College students are a notoriously high-risk population when it comes to substance abuse, no matter where they reside — dorms, fraternities, apartments, or co-ops. The Berkeley Student Cooperative (BSC) provides housing to more than 1,200 students …
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