Senate Tackles Prescription Drug Abuse – the Hill (Blog)

Senate tackles prescription drug abuse – The Hill (blog)

Senate tackles prescription drug abuse
The Hill (blog)
The Senate Health Committee is forming a working group to tackle the rising rates of prescription drug abuse, in the face of complaints about a recently approved painkiller that many say is highly addictive and easily abused. Senate Health, Employment …
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Authorities Say Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing Problem in Oklahoma – KTEN

Authorities Say Prescription Drug Abuse Is Growing Problem in Oklahoma
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Oklahoma state health officials are concerned about the growing problem with prescription drug abuse. State health directors convened at the Southern Oklahoma Technology Center to discuss what they describe as a prescription drug abuse epidemic.

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Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse – Lincolnshire Review

Community coalition confronts prescription drug abuse
Lincolnshire Review
Prescription drug abuse accounts for about 45 percent of all overdose deaths, which is more than heroin, cocaine and other illegal drugs combined, according to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Those at the Ela Coalition Against Youth Substance …
4 Shocking Facts About Prescription Drug Abuse in AmericaCare2.com

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Afghan Vet Dies of Overdose in VA SubstanceAbuse Center
That becomes even more apparent when you stumble across a report like Unexpected Patient Death in a Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program, issued Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general. An Afghanistan …
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KU researchers to study link between violent aggression, substance abuse
Researchers at the University of Kansas plan to study links between violent aggression and substance abuse, the researchers said in a prepared statement from KU on Thursday. They said linking aggression to drugs and alcohol abuse is a kind of research …
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