Part 1 – Fighting Back Against Prescription Drug Abuse

Published December 17, 2012

Part 1 – Fighting Back Against Prescription Drug Abuse – Guests Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and Director of Pinellas County Department of Justice and Consumer Services Tim Burns relate local efforts to control illicit drug pill mills. Visit www.pinellascounty.org for more information about Pinellas County’s effort to fight back against prescription drug abuse.

EHRs Can Thwart Prescription Drug Abuse, Says Study – Healthcare –

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Concerned about the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the White House in June 2011 convened a roundtable discussion on the subject. That led to ONC contracting with Mitre Corp. to identify ways to leverage health IT to improve access to PDMP data.
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Winning the Fight Against Drug Abuse Among the Youth

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In a recent article in The New Times, it was reported that a study commissioned by the Ministry of Youth and ICT and carried out by a team of researchers from Kigali Health Institute found out that "52.5 per cent of youth in Rwanda have at least once …
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Finals stress can lead some students to substance abuse

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Finals and stress are synonymous at UC Berkeley. Academic standards at the campus — ranked first among public universities by U.S. News & World Report — are predictably high, and the consequent pressure comes to a head during finals week.
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