Prescription Drug Abuse

Published March 31, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse –

Oregon is 4th in nation in prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

SB 470 deals with Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which was created two years ago after 8 years of work on the concept. To put the issue in context, Oregon is fourth in the nation in prescription drug abuse. Additionally, in the United …
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Bill aimed at preventing prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

CHARLESTON – West Virginia's two U.S. senators are among the original sponsors of a bill intended to prevent prescription drug abuse. The Safe Prescribing Act of 2013, reintroduced on Wednesday, tightens restrictions on some of the most powerful, …
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Ulster launches group aiming to cut prescription–drug abuse

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KINGSTON — More than 40 people attended an initial meeting last week of a group that wants to cut prescription drug abuse in the county. The attendees included doctors, pharmacists, school personnel, law enforcement and providers of mental health …
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