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Expert advice on dealing with prescription drug abuse in teens
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During October and November, the Healthy Kids blog will look at this issue through the stories of former teen prescription-drug users now in recovery, their parents and local addiction-recovery experts working to treat addicted teens and help parents …
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Va gets grant to participate in National Governors Association prescription …
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The program helps states develop and implement comprehensive strategies to reduce prescription drug abuse. The work will include planning for full deployment of monitoring programs, tools to ensure safe online pharmacies, and development of …
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Windsor drug addicts turn to painkiller patches for their fix, say pharmacists …
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A synthetic narcotic said to be 100 times more powerful than morphine, it's used in the form of skin patches for painkilling purposes — but local pharmacists and addictions counsellors warn that it's fast replacing oxycodone as the drug of choice for …
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