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Aptos Forum Details Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse – Santa Cruz Sentinel

Aptos forum details dangers of prescription drug abuse – Santa Cruz Sentinel

Aptos forum details dangers of prescription drug abuse
Santa Cruz Sentinel
APTOS — The dangers of prescription drug abuse and addiction, and the pain it causes families, was made shockingly clear Monday night at a community town hall forum held at Aptos High School. During the question and answer period Narcotics such as

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Fremont man sentenced to 11 years – Toledo Blade

Fremont man sentenced to 11 years
Toledo Blade
FREMONT — For killing his wife with an overdose of the methadone prescribed to him for a back injury, Jason Risenburg was sentenced today to 11 years in prison. Risenburg, 38, who A plea agreement reached just prior to Risenburg's trial for murder

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Prescriptions for Opioids Stabilizing After Fivefold Increase in 10-Year Span

Prescriptions for opioids stabilizing after fivefold increase in 10-year span
( Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health ) To support the appropriate use of opioids and inform public health interventions to prevent drug abuse, most states have implemented a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the impact of these state-wide programs and found that after tripling until 2007 …
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Vt. Gov. to Meet With White House Drug Policy Official – My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22

Vt. Gov. to Meet With White House Drug Policy Official – My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22


My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22

Vt. Gov. to Meet With White House Drug Policy Official
My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
Following a press conference in Waterbury—Shumlin and Kerlikowske will head to South Burlington where they will tour the methadone clinic. Last week Shumlin was tapped to co-lead a session by national governors to reduce prescription drug abuse.
US drug leader says Vt. can lead on opiate issueKansas City Star

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Methadone Clinics – Google News

Watchdog 10: Tax Dollars for Methadone Clinic Transportation — Tax dollars for taxis? The estimated millions spent to drive people to methadone clinics. Thursday at 11pm on 10TV News. Online at 10TV.com.


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Prescription-Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use in US – Tico Times

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US – Tico Times


Tico Times

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US
Tico Times
State and federal officials have pressed their campaign against prescription-drug abuse with urgency, trying to contain a scourge that kills more than 16,000 people each year. The crackdown has helped reduce the illegal use of some medications and
Experts: Officials missed signs of prescription drug crackdown's effect on Washington Post

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Prescription Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use – Rockford Register Star

Prescription drug battle fuels rise in heroin use – Rockford Register Star

Prescription drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
Rockford Register Star
The administration supports the use of naloxone, an anti-overdose medicine, and drugs such as methadone that help ease heroin withdrawal. Page 4 of 4 – There's no missing the toll of heroin anymore. "The intent was good, but someone, somewhere

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Prescription-Drug Battle Fuels Rise in Heroin Use – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette


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Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
State and federal officials have pressed their campaign against prescription-drug abuse with urgency, trying to contain a scourge that kills more than 16,000 people each year. The crackdown has helped reduce the illegal use of some medications and
Experts: Officials missed signs of prescription drug crackdown's effect on Washington Post

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Baltimore, merchants seek relief for a beleaguered Lexington Market – Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, merchants seek relief for a beleaguered Lexington Market
Baltimore Sun
Up and down the sidewalk they shuffled, hawking a variety of goods — methadone, the anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription medications — in a street code repeated over and over. "Bukes and bars, bukes and bars," one man said rhythmically, slang

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