Phoenix14News: Prescription Drug Abuse Common Among College Students

Published October 14, 2013

Phoenix14News: Prescription drug abuse common among college students – Reporter Steve Roth looked into the abuse of prescription drugs among college students.

DHEC, SLED Tweak Approach on Prescription Drugs

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MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina officials are taking a new approach to combat prescription drug abuse in the state. Department of Health and Environmental Control director Catherine Templeton said Tuesday that her …
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Physicians raise concerns about prescription drug abuse across Pennsylvania

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These educational webinars are the next step in that campaign that also includes a legislative push to build a prescription drug monitoring system to help physicians know if the person in their exam or emergency room is a patient with legitimate pain …
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Prescription drugs sold illegally online

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Prescription drug abuse has grown rapidly in recent years. The FDA has launched a new campaign to crack down on doctors who over-prescribe addictive medications. In an Eyewitness News investigation, we found that these drugs …
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South Carolina Officials Tweak Approach on Prescription Drugs

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South Carolina health officials said Tuesday they're shortening the amount of time pharmacists have to turn over prescription information as part of a collaborative effort to clamp down on prescription drug abuse. Department of Health and Environmental …
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