Teen Abuse of Prescription Drugs

Published April 15, 2013

Teen Abuse of Prescription Drugs – Kim Aichner, St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center’s Director of Outpatient Services discusses teen abuse of prescription drugs.

New law to fight against prescription drug abuse takes effect

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Dr. Wilson is the assistant professor for the University Of Tennessee Graduate School Of Medicine and said prescription drug abuse is one of the biggest problems facing the medical community, with a significant rise in the number of drug-related deaths …
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Prescription drug abuse a target for Massachusetts lawmakers

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced two bills in Congress during the past week aimed at curbing high rates of prescription drug abuse. Representative Edward Markey is sponsoring legislation, with others, that would require tighter control of drugs …
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Opioids: "Addiction Is Not a Disease of Society's Margins"

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) and its National Advisory Council on Drug Misuse recently released a national strategy: "First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada's Prescription Drug Crisis." The plan, which focuses on education, …
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