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

Published June 20, 2013

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…

Program will help parents deal with prescription drug threat

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A program scheduled for Monday will give parents tools to deal with a growing problem in the community: prescription drug abuse. The Family Resource Institute, an initiative of Alamance Citizens for Education, invites parents and guardians of middle …
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Southeast States Battle Prescription Drug Abuse

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As a result of this epidemic, states in the Southeast have weighed legislation addressing prescription drug abuse. Several states have focused on pain management clinics to prevent them from becoming so-called “pill mills.” Taking action in 2011 …
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Prescription drug abuse: Investigating 'pill doctors'

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The drug landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years and law enforcement agencies now find themselves battling the legal system. Prescription drug abuse — the intentional use of medication without a prescription or taken in a way other than as …
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