Our Opinion: Fighting Prescription Drug Use

Our Opinion: Fighting prescription drug use

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In addition, the Health Finance Commission is to study pharmacy programs designed to dispose of old and expired prescription drugs, as well as the use of methadone and opioids in treatment programs and clinics. And the Commission on Mental Health and …
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Lawmakers want clampdown on prescription drug abuse

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Legislators want the federal government to crack down on prescription drug abuse, which they warn is a national crisis. Lawmakers on Friday were united in their concern about pharmaceuticals, which represent the second largest sector of abused drugs in …
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Misperceptions Revealed in National Survey Demonstrate Urgent Need for …

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Nearly three-in-five adults (58%) and even more doctors (73%) strongly support use of prescription medication to treat opioid dependence. Yet only four-in-ten adults (44%) are aware that obtaining prescription medication from a doctor is a treatment …
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CDC study shows spike in prescription painkiller deaths among women

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… prescription drug deaths remain high. “People need to know that there is hope. …People need to know that there is help, that we can get them off of them in a safe way and then use several different treatment options to help them stay off of them …
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