Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Increasing
Drug Abuse Methadone: Report: Prescription drug abuse increasing
SAN DIEGO — The number of deaths in which prescription drugs played a role increased from 2007 to 2011 in San Diego County, as did the number of pharmacies robbed and the number of opiate-related emergency room visits, according to the county's first Prescription Drug Abuse Report Card released Monday.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: County officials say prescription drug abuse is serious problem in San Diego County
Monday, July 9 th , 2012 Issue 28, Volume 16. SAN DIEGO – Prescription drugs are killing more San Diegans than ever before, according to the County’s first Prescription Drug Abuse Report Card released today.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: Methadone deaths slow in Mother Lode
A report released last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found methadone contributed to nearly one-third of all deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses nationwide in 2009. Local behavioral health officials say there’s probably far fewer deaths resulting from methadone use in this area due to a lack of clinics certified to prescribe the powerful drug.
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Drug Abuse Methadone: FDA focuses on training to stem painkiller abuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health regulators are hoping more education for doctors and patients can stem the growing tide of prescription painkiller abuse in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration is mandating that all companies that make long-acting or extended-release opioid medicines – including painkillers like oxycodone and methadone – fund training programs for doctors and …
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