Responding to Prescription Drug Abuse
Responding to Prescription Drug Abuse – This webinar summarizes and classifies how communities are responding to the prescription drug abuse crisis. Crisis responses were classified using the two-d…
Documents: Prescription drug addictions lead to pharmacy robberies
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
Even if they are prescribed for a medical condition, drugs such as the oxycodone Willing demanded could prove habit-forming, said Heidi Wood, a substance abuse counselor at Mercy Options. “That's one of the big misconceptions with people: that these …
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Editorial: FDA rules aim to curb prescription drug abuse
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
Just one month after Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean launched a Pharma Task Force to crack down on unscrupulous doctors and pharmacists, the Food and Drug Administration has come up with new rules aimed at curbing an epidemic of pain pill …
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Back to School: Better grades don't require prescription drug abuse
Filed under: prescription drug abuse
LOS ALTOS, CA, September 9, 2013 – It used to be all you needed to do well on your high school calculus test was a disciplined study plan, a good night's sleep, and a hearty breakfast. Nowadays you might need to add a dose or two of Adderall or Ritalin …
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A Growing Concern: Prescription Drugs in the Great Lakes
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The Great Lakes are home to one fourth of the world's surface fresh water and provide drinking water to over 40 million people in eight states and two Canadian provinces. They are an undeniably precious water resource and if harmed or altered, there …
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