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Prescription Drug Abuse Spikes Heroin Use

Prescription drug abuse spikes heroin use
Experts say an epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Arizona is fueling a spike in heroin use. drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

.5M awarded to help inmates with mental health, addiction problems
Mental health and drug abuse problems plague many inmates inside… Continue reading

Zev R. Maycon Formal Action

Zev R. Maycon Formal Action
*All information and documentation was pulled from The Ohio License Center website and represents matters that were subject to Ohio Medical Board Review between the years of 2008 – 2012. This is publicly available at … 06/09/2011: PROBATION MODIFIED … Read more on WKYC-TV

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Report: States Not Hooked on Programs to Solve Prescription Addiction and

Report: States not hooked on programs to solve prescription addiction and
We must use the best lessons we know from other public health and injury prevention success stories,'' said Andrea Gielen, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy. (Tennessee has the eighth highest drug overdose… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse ‘enormous’ – St. George Daily Spectrum

Prescription drug abuse ‘enormous’ – St. George Daily Spectrum

Prescription drug abuse 'enormous'
St. George Daily Spectrum
According to statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the non-medical use of prescription pain relievers was the highest among Utahns ages 18 to 25 in 2010 and 2011, the… Continue reading

Five More Laws to Help Stop Maine's Prescription Drug Epidemic

Five more laws to help stop Maine's prescription drug epidemic
Sixteen states have some kind of mandatory requirement. — Substance abuse treatment. Maine has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, which would provide insurance coverage to those who need it to help pay for addiction treatment. Read more… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse Now More Deadly Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined

Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin, cocaine combined
More people are dying in the US from prescription drugs than from heroin and cocaine combined, a new study says, signaling that pill abuse is not just the leading cause of drug overdose deaths, but that it also requires more… Continue reading