PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse Aired 5-3-13
PBS NewsHour Excerpt: Prescription Drug Abuse aired 5-3-13 – In this excerpt from the PBS NewsHour, correspondent Betty Ann Bowser looks at what Oklahoma is doing to battle prescription drug abuse, and the addiction th…
Editorial: NJ report on rampant prescription drug abuse is call to action for …
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The State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation report, “Scenes from an Epidemic,” details the spreading illegal trade of prescription drugs and consequent spike in heroin abuse. It presents a sordid picture of physicians who become entangled with …
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Lynn Evans: Drop boxes part of prescription drug abuse battle
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The Centers for Disease Control calls it an epidemic. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety calls it Mississippi's No. 1 drug threat. Prescription drug abuse is killing men and women from all walks of life. The CDC reports that the deaths of …
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12 Charged In Alleged Prescription Drug Ring
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Corralling prescription abuse is now a priority with the Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2011, there were 2.3 million people ages 12 and older who used prescription drugs for the first time for non-medical reasons according to Gary Davis, a Special …
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