State Moving Forward With Prescription Tracking, Tools for Doctors to Combat …

State moving forward with prescription tracking, tools for doctors to combat …

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Regional groups focused on battling drug abuse and misuse will also promote the new tool. “There is an infrastructure in the state that partners with all these stakeholders. There are regional coordinators, drug-free community coalitions, and they have …
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County fed up with area's drug woes

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The group gathered at the Crawford County Fairgrounds for the second annual Opiate Summit. The 32-year-old … Where the average number of pills prescribed per person across the state was just six in 2000, this year's reports show the number has jumped …
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Perry, Dewhurst support drug testing for welfare, unemployment benefits

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Despite strong support from top state officials and lobby groups, other interest groups quickly questioned the idea — with some suggesting that it could lead to more unemployed, drug-addicted Texans ending up penniless, and perhaps in the criminal …
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