Obama Administration Says Prescription Drug Abuse Fastest Growing Drug
Obama Administration Says Prescription Drug Abuse Fastest Growing Drug – Government health officials say the abuse of prescribed medications causes more accidental deaths in the United States than anything else except automobile c…
War on drugs shifts: Health care law expands coverage for substance abuse …
Filed under: prescription drug addiction
Tennessee may be able to open another front in its war against rampant prescription drug abuse through a rule under the new federal health care law requiring health insurance plans to cover substance abuse treatment. In what federal officials have …
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Coalition forms, aims at stopping prescription drug abuse
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The Davidson County Stop Prescription Drug Abuse Now has formed, and the first Davidson County Project Lazarus Forum at the Lexington Police Training Center served as a way to publicly announce the effort. The coalition is a branch of Project Lazarus, …
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Hogan announces new prescription drug drop off boxes
Filed under: prescription drug addiction
“Citizens can safely dispose of prescription drugs, keeping drugs out of the hands of our children and out of our water. Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in America. Chester County law enforcement IS committed to reducing drug abuse and keeping …
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