Vermont faces opiate drug abuse crisis
“It’s an illness we need to treat, talk about and stop being afraid of acknowledging,” says Gov. Peter Shumlin. The two-term Democrat says devoting his entire State of the State speech to drug abuse was necessary, because 80 percent of inmates in Vermont … drug abuse – Bing News
Working Together to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Prescription drug abuse has become a national epidemic. The use of controlled substances has increased dramatically, with prescriptions for opioids jumping more than 300 percent between 1999 and 2010. Overdose deaths increased from 4,000 annually to 16,600 … drug abuse – Bing News
What Teens Need to Know About Prescription Drug Abuse
National Drug Facts Week was created for teens in 2010 by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, to help shatter the myths about drugs and drug abuse. In 2014, the awareness week runs from January 27th to … drug abuse – Bing News
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CMS Seeks To Fight Prescription Drug Abuse With Proposed New Rules
The problem of prescription drug abuse is a growing national problem, and one that can have serious consequences for any physician that may be implicated. Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced proposed … Read more on Mondaq News Alerts (registration)