Letter – Prescription Abuse: State Needs Drug Database

Published December 27, 2013

Letter – Prescription abuse: State needs drug database
Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States, Missouri and southwest Missouri. According to the Prescription Nation Report by the National Safety Council, prescription drug overdose has now surpassed traffic crashes as the leading … Read more on Springfield News-Leader

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Prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest-growing drug problem, according to the latest Drug Enforcement Administration's Drug Threat Assessment, released in November. Prescription pain medications are the most commonly abused prescription drugs … Read more on Tribune-Review