Officials Target Prescription Drug Abuse at Mobile Summit
Officials target prescription drug abuse at Mobile summit
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elizabeth manci prescription drug summit jan 30 2013.jpg Dr. Elizabeth Manci, a pediatric pathologist at the University of South Alabama's Children's and Women's Hospital, talks to community leaders about the impact of prescription drug abuse at a …
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Drug roundup scheduled for April
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The fifth annual roundup, conducted by the Kent County Sheriff's Office and sponsored by the Adolescent Substance Abuse Coalition, collects unwanted prescription drugs and disposes of them safely. Deputies will be at locations in all the county's towns …
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New restrictions on painkiller prescriptions take effect Saturday
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The change is required by the state's new I STOP law, designed to address the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse and addiction sweeping Central New York and the rest of the nation. Hydrocodone will become classified as a schedule 2 drug Saturday.
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