Prescription Drug Abuse, Deaths Target of New Washington Law – the Spokesman Review

Drug Methadone: Prescription drug abuse, deaths target of new Washington law – The Spokesman Review

Prescription drug abuse, deaths target of new Washington law
The Spokesman Review
An InvestigateWest analysis of US Drug Enforcement Administration data shows Washington ranked fourth-highest nationally in per-capita prescribing of methadone in 2006 (the most recent year for which reliable data is available) and 11th for oxycodone

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Drug Methadone: Tomblin drug bill focuses on tracking abusers, manufacturers – Daily Mail – Charleston

Tomblin drug bill focuses on tracking abusers, manufacturers
Daily Mail – Charleston
Tomblin's bill would require methadone clinics and newly licensed pain clinics to check the system, but not other doctors. Mason said the system still helps law enforcement officials. Tomblin will also create an advisory committee that will help

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Drug Methadone: 1990s saw hard push for legal opiates – The Spokesman Review

1990s saw hard push for legal opiates
The Spokesman Review
In 2003, the state agency that administers Medicaid made methadone the “preferred drug” for long-acting opiates on its formulary, a move that drove costs for pain medications down to $ 12 million from $ 20 million annually. Washington's emergence as a

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