EDITORIAL: Curbing Prescription Drug Abuse Requires Cooperation of States …

EDITORIAL: Curbing prescription drug abuse requires cooperation of states …
Pennsylvania is playing catch-up in the fight against “pill shopping,” the abuse of prescription drugs that has reached record levels. Many states, including New Jersey, have beefed up databases that monitor the purchases of widely used painkillers and … Read more on The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

New study looks at Twitter's portrayal of prescription drugs
Perrone argues that there has been an increase in prescription drug addiction because of the recent trend in prescribing more of these addictive painkillers to people. “Now we think that if you get your wisdom teeth pulled you should get 30 hydrocodone. Read more on The Daily Pennsylvanian

Fort Collins mother says prescription drug abuse killed son
He took it to the pawn shop to get his drugs," Fosket said. Laurie Lovedale, a prescription drug abuse prevention program coordinator for Peer Assistance Services, works to prevent prescription drug abuse. Colorado is second in the nation when it comes … Read more on The Coloradoan