Prescription Drug Abuse Increases Drastically in 20 Years: Painkiller Use Stabilizes
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
HARRISBURG – Describing prescription drug abuse as a growing “crisis” in Pennsylvania, members of the state medical community announced the formation of a multi-specialty physician panel to address the problem. Dr. David Talenti, vice …
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Fund drug abuse data source
Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death has prompted a lot of discussion about heroin in recent weeks. Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, or NSDUH, have fueled the debate, but they may be leading us astray. The NSDUH, a …
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To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse, Involve the School and Family
In 2012, The New York Times reported “America's drug problem is shifting from illicit substances like cocaine to abuse of prescription painkillers, a change that is forcing policy makers to re-examine the long and expensive strategy of trying to stop …
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