Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse in Youth
Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse in Youth
Pharmaceutical drug abuse among teens is a growing problem, especially considering that Americans between the ages of 12 and 49 who abuse prescription drugs are more likely to use heroin than others in the same age group. Prescription and over-the-counter …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Increases Drastically in 20 Years: Painkiller Use Stabilizes
After an increase of opioid prescriptions that went from 76 million to 210 million over a 20-year span, researchers believe that the prescriptions and consumption of these painkillers have finally stabilized. Like Us on Facebook The results …
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Doctors form prescription drug abuse task force
… supports “a comprehensive approach to drug abuse and overdose problems” that includes a statewide task force to address the issue and a prescription drug drop box program where citizens can safely discard unused prescription drugs.
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Purdue's abuse-resistant pill may push Zogenix drug off market
Purdue Pharma plans to apply for regulatory approval of a tamper-resistant competitor to Zogenix's powerful pain pill, a move that could get its rival's drug pulled from the market by U.S. regulators. Purdue's experimental drug hydrocodone bitartrate …
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Tigard, Tualatin drug abuse prevention groups plan panel on youth and marijuana
One of the scheduled panelists is Eric Martin, who teaches in the University of Oregon's Substance Abuse Prevention Program. Martin is also is past president and director emeritus of the Addiction Counselor Certification Board of Oregon. Also invited …
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Editorial: Getting at root of all drug problems
Despite landmark advances toward the legalization of marijuana and new victories against the major cartels, America's drug war is heating up from coast to coast. In New England, the governors of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine addressed drug abuse …
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