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Prescription Drug Abuse
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Prescription Drug Abuse
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Database helps prevent prescription drug abuse Nov 20, 2005
Doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement have additional help in the fight against prescription drug abuse--the statewide controlled substance database. ...
- Provo Daily Herald,
RX main bar Nov 20, 2005
His wife is standing by him, but she told him if he relapses, she's gone. Kevin reflects a troubling statistic in Utah--prescription drug abuse. ...
- Provo Daily Herald,
WWE ANNOUNCES NEW DRUG TESTING POLICY, BUT DO YOU BELIEVE THEM? Nov 22, 2005
I think WWE is serious about stopping street drugs and prescription drug abuse, but I question whether they will really stop the use of steroids and ...
- Pro Wrestling Insider,
Elle’s Strange Trip Into Prescription Drug Abuse and Rapid Detox Oct 25, 2005
...“The Busy Woman’s Detox,� in Elle’s November issue, purports to explain how growing numbers of professional women are becoming hooked on painkillers ...
- STATS,
Provo cracks down on Rx drug abuse Nov 14, 2005
Sgt. John Geyerman with the Provo Detective Unit said it might be their only way of tracking down prescription drug abuse. “It ...
- The BYU Newsnet,
Campus Prescription Drug Abuse to be Documented Oct 25, 2005
By Joanna Hecht. Despite a growing trend of prescription drug abuse across the country, the phenomenon has gone largely undocumented at Trinity College. ...
- Trinity Tripod (subscription),
New Resources Available to Help Communities Tackle Prescription ... Oct 27, 2005
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has developed a new Community Drug Alert Bulletin that provides key facts and information about prescription drug abuse that can ...
- Coalitions Online,
Drug misuse in Utah County more widespread than thought Nov 14, 2005
There are no Utah laws mandating pharmacists to report suspected prescription drug abuse. “There may not be a legal obligation ...
- The BYU Newsnet,
Adderall in education: New ‘speed’ abused at UA Nov 18, 2005
...be evicted. When it comes to prescription drug abuse, the federal government already takes a no-nonsense approach. Adderall falls ...
- Tucson Citizen,
Girls more likely to abuse prescription pain meds, study finds Nov 8, 2005
She is among several UM researchers slated to speak about prescription drug abuse at the American Society of Criminology convention in Toronto Nov. 17. ...
- U of M News Service (press release),
RX sides 5&6 (short) Nov 20, 2005
Prescription drug abuse is going up while illicit drug use is decreasing, and the stronger gateway drugs like OxyContin make addicts out of users more quickly ...
- Provo Daily Herald,
Grants Available for Prescription-Drug Monitoring Nov 10, 2005
According to researchers at Carnevale Associates, LLC, some 20 states currently use PMPs to monitor and address prescription drug abuse throughout their state ...
- Coalitions Online,
Editorial was wrong on records Nov 21, 2005
...different doctors for potentially dangerous medications. Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem. According to the National Survey ...
- Barre Montpelier Times Argus,
RX side 8 The Daily Herald Nov 20, 2005
As prescription drug abuse and addiction increases, so do the number of overdose deaths. Prescription drugs have overtaken illicit ...
- Provo Daily Herald,
Students hear drug warning Nov 15, 2005
By Nathan Dickinson | South Carolina Bureau. Sgt. Steve Deibel remembers well the results of an incident of prescription drug abuse by a student. Sgt. ...
- Augusta Chronicle (subscription),
Student drug use is focus of forum Nov 16, 2005
..."The bad guys are very savvy," Delaware County District Attorney G. Michael Green said at a prescription drug abuse forum on yesterday at the Springhaven Club ...
- News of Delaware County,
Abuse of over-the-counter medication growing Nov 16, 2005
...usage. • Talk to your child about drug abuse, including both illegal and over-the-counter or prescription drug abuse. Explain ...
- Daily News - Galveston County,
Native communities seek solutions to drug problem Nov 10, 2005
People in Cape Breton's native communities say they face a serious problem of prescription drug abuse. Health and addictions workers ...
- CBC Nova Scotia,
Drug Czar: Prescription pills killing us Oct 28, 2005
Stewart-Marchman Center for Chemical Independence in the past month has launched a new program, Right Turn, to help those with prescription-drug abuse. ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal,
'Taking their children back' Nov 15, 2005
In the last six years, there have been 57 overdoses in the county and prescription drug abuse is becoming more common among teenagers, Becky Carlson, director ...
- New Jersey Herald,
Student Charged With Selling Drugs In School Cafeteria Nov 14, 2005
Bill Irving said. "It's the subject of abuse recently. We're very concerned that this is going on. Prescription drug abuse is a problem in society today.". ...
- WMUR Channel.com,
LAist Interview: Arie Posin Nov 15, 2005
However, the issues that the movie wrestles with – school violence, prescription drug abuse, teen suicide – are issues that seem more and more common ...
- LAist,
Prescription Meds Florida's Top Drug Problem Oct 31, 2005
Florida drug czar Jim McDonough said this week that prescription-drug abuse has become the state's biggest drug problem, the Daytona Beach News-Journal ...
- JoinTogether.org
Driver charged with killing student Nov 1, 2005
She had a history of prescription-drug abuse, and investigators said she had dilated pupils and appeared "lethargic" and "erratic" at the accident scene. ...
- Palm Beach Post,
Woman charged with DUI manslaughter in teen's death Nov 1, 2005
...the site along Darwin Boulevard where Bobb DeCara, 17, was struck and killed Wednesday by a car driven by a woman who has a history of prescription-drug abuse. ...
- Palm Beach Post,
Utah Faces: A Warrior Against Drugs Oct 24, 2005
..."I dare venture to say that parents are probably not aware of what is going on with their children and grandchildren when it comes to prescription drug abuse. ...
- Standard-Examiner (subscription),
Prosecutors push to speak with Limbaugh doctors Nov 9, 2005
...a target of a Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office investigation since his former housekeeper told a story of rampant prescription drug abuse by Limbaugh. ...
- Palm Beach Post,
Five vie for empty seat Oct 26, 2005
...to the Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse to the Community Action Coalition for Prevention, a group formed to combat prescription drug abuse on the ...
- Kenai Peninsula Online,
Unlicensed, and criminal Nov 12, 2005
Her license had been suspended because she had failed to pay traffic fines, and she has a history of arrests related to prescription-drug abuse. ...
- Palm Beach Post,
Alcohol Awareness Week finishes giving students valuable ... Oct 26, 2005
...and Wellness Services. "Statistics show we are near the top of prescription drug abuse, suicide, antidepressants.". Bishop said by ...
- SLCC Globe Link (subscription),
W.Va. 'junkers' compete for trash to make a living Nov 6, 2005
It leads the nation in disabilities, deaths by preventable diseases, toothlessness, and prescription drug abuse, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...
- Boston Globe,
Law - Department of Justice awards $6.2 million to help states ... 03 Oct 2005
..."These awards will fund monitoring programs, which are efficient tools for early detection and reduction of prescription drug abuse while offering quick access ...
- Lawfuel (press release)
Best Buy's Got a 'Prime' Drawn Together DVD Deal This Week 03 Oct 2005
Episode #404, "Timmy 2000" - When educators confuse Timmy's disability with attention deficit disorder, it triggers a wave of prescription drug abuse at South ...
- TVShowsOnDVD.com
Federal Government Seeks to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse Sep 30, 2005
...(PRWEB) September 30, 2005 -- The US Department of Justice announced this week the release of $6.2 million to help states fight prescription drug abuse. ...
- PR Web (press release)
Waging War on Prescription Drug Abuse: New Medco Analysis Reveals ... Sep 29, 2005
..."This analysis presents a stark contrast to widely accepted views on prescription drug abuse and prescription fraud, and may provide the clearest picture of ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Waging War on Prescription Drug Abuse: New Medco Analysis Reveals ... Sep 29, 2005
...-- Half of all documented cases of prescription drug abuse and drug seeking (fraud) are aged 40-49 years old -- Monthly drug costs nearly 7 times that of ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Arizona gets share of funds to fight prescription drug abuse Sep 29, 2005
By DAN KELLY. BULLHEAD CITY - Fighting prescription drug abuse is just one aspect of what Bullhead City police deal with on the job. ...
- Mohave Valley News
Online Activity Contributes to Nation’s Surging Prescription ... Sep 23, 2005
September 23, 2005 -- The National Survey on Drug Use and Health released the latest in a series of reports on the rising prescription drug abuse epidemic in ...
- PR Web (press release)
Prescription drug-abuse problems take many forms, officers told Sep 11, 2005
But at a first-ever seminar on prescription drug abuse at the Ocean County Police Academy, a pharmaceutical company representative on Thursday told law ...
- Asbury Park Press
Study surprises on pill-popping patients Sep 30, 2005
40.�. Stettin oversees a Medco program called High Utilization Management that looks for potential signs of prescription drug abuse. ...
- TheNewsTribune.com (subscription)
War on drugs sparks fresh thinking Sep 30, 2005
They include increasing adult mentoring and teen peer programs; working with the medical community to reduce prescription drug abuse; removing some of the ...
- BurlingtonFreePress.com
From strip-joint to the Supreme Court: Anna Nicole's last stand Oct 1, 2005
...it mildly. Since her husband's death, she has gone through phases of binge-eating, drinking and prescription-drug abuse. On her ...
- Independent
Saskatchewan gets a dose of new drug info system Sep 28, 2005
...initiative hopes to make drug prescriptions safer, while stifling drug interactions and duplications, including prescription drug abuse, according to ...
- itWorldCanada.com
Substance abuse group to get $500K Sep 28, 2005
...the agency will continue to battle meth use and underage drinking, Horsfall said the coalition's focus will expand to include prescription drug abuse, which is ...
- Battle Creek Enquirer
Cowboy’s Drugstore Sep 1, 2005
Prescription drug abuse has recently come into the national limelight, thanks in no small part to the parade of celebrities, including Green Bay Packers ...
- Missoula Independent
New Pharmaceutical Information Program enhances patient safety Sep 26, 2005
...program will help health care professionals select the best medication to avoid drug interactions and duplications of therapy, including prescription drug abuse ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Physician says newer drugs 'too addictive too fast' Sep 15, 2005
ST. PAUL – Southwest Virginia has a prescription drug abuse epidemic partly because its injury-prone laborers suffer chronic pain, experts said Thursday. ...
- Bristol Herald Courier
Youth Drug Use Continues to Decline Sep 8, 2005
We need to follow through in certain areas: rising prescription drug abuse and continued flat rates of adult methamphetamine use that we need to push down. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
2.3 Million Children Abuse Ritalin, Other Stimulants Sep 7, 2005
A new report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University shows that prescription drug abuse among teens tripled from 1992 ...
- The Conservative Voice
Rampage befuddles mountain town Sep 21, 2005
Welch said communities throughout eastern Kentucky have been wrestling with prescription drug abuse for years, and schools are not immune to the problem. ...
- Henderson Gleaner
DPM Wong on the great turnaround in the S'pore drug scene Sep 18, 2005
...drug trends — such as adapting the current anti-drug strategy to deal with the synthetic drug problem and how to arrest the problem of prescription drug abuse ...
- TODAYonline
(PRN) - E*TRADE FINANCIAL to Acquire BrownCo for $1.6 Billion ... ... Sep 29, 2005
...[+]. (PRN) - Anheuser-Busch Carves Up Great American Beer Festival ... [+. PRN) - Waging War on Prescription Drug Abuse: New Medco Analysis Reveals ...
- Bolsamania.com
Drug Cops and Doctors Sep 9, 2005
The DEA maintains that its investigations and prosecutions are necessary to stave off a wave of prescription drug abuse, that only criminal doctors are being ...
- Cato Institute
Denison denies Covenent House request Sep 20, 2005
...house could be alcoholics, drug abusers, dysfunctional people, people with spousal abuse, pornography, eating disorders, prescription drug abuse and depression ...
- Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
Jupiter Farms parents advised to take care with common drugs Sep 20, 2005
Those who are most at risk of prescription drug abuse these days are in the age 12-17 bracket and are abusing opiates, narcotics and pain relievers they obtain ...
- Jupiter Courier (subscription)
Community Bulletin Board Sep 26, 2005
Stanford Rotary Club - Noon Monday at Kentucky Depot restaurant, Dr. Naren James will speak on prescription drug abuse. Program ...
- Danville Advocate
Highlights From MMWR: Hurricane Katrina Guidelines... Sep 9, 2005
According to the CDC, these findings underscore the need for rural programs to address prevention of opioid painkiller/prescription drug abuse in addition to ...
- Medscape (subscription)
NS cops need drug training: inquiry Sep 13, 2005
...lockup. An autopsy found the former bodybuilder died of respiratory failure stemming from chronic prescription drug abuse. Paula ...
- Alaska Highway News
More drug training recommended for police after death of NS man in ... Sep 13, 2005
...hours later. An autopsy found the former bodybuilder died of respiratory failure stemming from chronic prescription drug abuse. A ...
- Macleans
DEA launches Web site to curb teen drug use Sep 4, 2005
The site includes information on prescription drug abuse, the societal costs of drug use, drug overdoses, the effects of drugs and federal penalties for drug ...
- Colorado Springs Gazette
George McCormick, Caddo coroner of 22 years, dies Sep 21, 2005
Recently, he went out of his way to warn of prescription drug abuse of Methadone that had killed hundreds in the region over the past few years. ...
- Shreveport Times
No help for addicts Sep 3, 2005
After reading the articles concerning prescription drug abuse, I felt compelled to write. A close friend was addicted to prescription drugs. ...
- Bristol Herald Courier
Sask. news roundup - Sept. 19 Sep 19, 2005
A Saskatchewan doctor says allowing health care workers access to a patient's prescription history will cut down on prescription drug abuse. ...
- StarPhoenix
Jail-cell death prompts new guidelines Sep 14, 2005
An autopsy determined that the former bodybuilder from Sydney Mines died of respiratory failure that stemmed from chronic prescription drug abuse and that he ...
- Halifax Herald (subscription)
NS Justice officials to release report into death of man in police ... Sep 12, 2005
An autopsy found the former bodybuilder died of respiratory failure stemming from chronic prescription drug abuse and that he had no alcohol in his system. ...
- Brandon Sun
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