Prescription Drug Abuse Increases Drastically in 20 Years: Painkiller Use Stabilizes
Prescription Drug Abuse Increases Drastically in 20 Years: Painkiller Use Stabilizes
After an increase of opioid prescriptions that went from 76 million to 210 million over a 20-year span, researchers believe that the prescriptions and consumption of these painkillers have finally stabilized. Like Us on Facebook The results …
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Doctors form prescription drug abuse task force
HARRISBURG – Describing prescription drug abuse as a growing “crisis” in Pennsylvania, members of the state medical community announced the formation of a multi-specialty physician panel to address the problem. Dr. David Talenti, vice …
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Groups vying for money for youth programs to prevent drug abuse
HARLAN, Ky. (WYMT) – Four years after receiving half a million dollars to go towards programs to prevent drug abuse among children, the Harlan County Fiscal Court still has not decided how to spend it. The court system awarded the money in 2010 from two …
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Drug Abuse: A Family Matter? – A Lecture by Glen Hanson, PhD, DDS — The Silverstein Lecture series is hosted by Northwestern University’s Center for Genetic Medicine twice annually to bring advances in genetic medicine to the…
Casey promoting bills to combat prescription drug abuse
All are outcomes of increased prescription drug abuse across Pennsylvania and America, said Sen. Bob Casey, who is backing two bills targeting it and the related trend of increased heroin use as a cheaper but riskier alternative.
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