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Drug Residues in Swedish Sewage Water

Drug residues in Swedish sewage water
Chemists in Sweden have been able to trace narcotics substances and prescription drugs in measurements of wastewater from 33 Swedish sewage treatment plants. Cocaine, amphetamine, and methamphetamine, in measurable concentrations, were found in a total of half of the locations.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit – KLAS-TV

Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit – KLAS-TV

Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit
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They predict the state's drug problem will only get worse unless some drastic changes are made. Experts say Nevada ranks in the top five for the abuse of hydrocodone, oxycodone and methadone. Some are people who start with a prescription and end up 

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Denmark's 'Fix Rooms' Give Drug Users a Safe Haven

Denmark's 'Fix Rooms' Give Drug Users A Safe Haven
Government-sponsored drug consumption rooms may be helping save the lives of drug users in Denmark. Addicts can use drugs safely and without being judged in the "fix rooms," which have medical staff on duty to treat overdoses.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Takes Center Stage at Summit
The Nevada attorney general says Nevada is one of the worst in the country when it comes to pharmaceutical drug abuse.
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28 States Ask FDA to Rethink Painkiller Approval

28 states ask FDA to rethink painkiller approval
WASHINGTON—More than two dozen state prosecutors are asking the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its approval of a powerful new painkiller called Zohydro, saying that the narcotic pill could add to the national epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
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28 States Ask FDA to Rethink Painkiller Approval

28 states ask FDA to rethink painkiller approval
More than two dozen state prosecutors are asking the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its approval of a powerful new painkiller called Zohydro, saying that the narcotic pill could add to the …
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28 state attorneys general ask FDA to reconsider approval of powerful new painkiller
WASHINGTON – More than two dozen state prosecutors are asking the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its approval of a powerful new painkiller called Zohydro, saying that the narcotic pill could add to the national epidemic of prescription drug abuse. The FDA approved Zohydro in October, making it the first single-ingredient hydrocodone drug ever cleared for U.S. patients. The pill uses …
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Health Sense: Pain Efforts Highlight Debate Over Painkiller Use – 77Square.com

Health Sense: Pain efforts highlight debate over painkiller use – 77Square.com

Health Sense: Pain efforts highlight debate over painkiller use
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One example: proposals to require doctors to check prescription drug monitoring program databases before prescribing controlled substances. Much of the painkiller abuse involves methadone, which accounts for a small fraction of prescriptions, he said.

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