Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic: How Physicians, Pharmacists and Medical Staff Can Help

Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic: How Physicians, Pharmacists and Medical Staff Can Help – Arizona professionals speak on issues of prescription drug misuse and abuse, identifying ways the medical community is impacted and can help address the prob…

Authorities battle prescription drug abuse

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The illegal use and distribution of prescription narcotic drugs is on the rise in St. Joseph, according to the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force. “The addiction levels for narcotic prescription pills are in some cases worse than meth,” said Terry White …
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Saturday Is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

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Soaring rates of abuse of prescription drugs — especially painkillers such as Oxycontin and Vicodin — are a key reason for the annual event. Abuse rates in the United States are alarmingly high, the DEA said, with 6.8 million Americans abusing …
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