Prescription Drug Requirements May Be Scaled Back
Prescription drug requirements may be scaled back
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Mandatory urine screens would be less frequent under proposed prescription regulations to alleviate some “unintended consequences” of legislation fighting drug abuse, says the chairman of the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. Dr. Preston Nunnelley …
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
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As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say.
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Man Faces Drug Charge After Queensbury Traffic Stop
Man faces drug charge after Queensbury traffic stop
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Nathaniel J. Pendell, 26, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, after a traffic stop for an equipment violation, State Police said. He was accused of possessing cocaine, according to State Police.
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Scientology Helping Reverse Drug Abuse in Taiwan Before it Begins
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Treating Addiction as a Public Health Issue, Not a Crime
Treating addiction as a public health issue, not a crime
Filed under: prescription drug addiction
The drugs of choice for an increasing number of Americans are prescription painkillers. Nowhere is the problem more apparent than Houston, where the renowned medical center area has become “a national hotspot for prescription drug abuse,” according to …
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The Kid's Doctor: Prescription Drug Abuse
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Adderall Addiction: Students Misuse Drug to Gain Boost While Studying
Adderall addiction: Students misuse drug to gain boost while studying
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In 2010, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that 11.4 percent of young people ages 12 to 25 used prescription drugs nonmedically within the past year. The study also found that full-time college students, between the ages of 18 and 22 …
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AAFP Outlines Strategies for Combating, Curtailing Prescription Drug Abuse
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