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ER protocols may stem prescription drug abuse

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Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States, and a group of physicians, national experts, policy makers and professional people from around the state and across the nation met this week the Peabody Hotel in Little …
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Michael Chadd Boysen, Accused Of Killing Grandparents, To Be Extradited To …

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Although Boysen, 26, had spent time in prison for burglary and robberies related to a drug addiction, Melanie Taylor said he "never threatened the family and the family never felt threatened by him." Taylor's comments, made to King County sheriff's Sgt …
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Prescription Drug Epidemic Hits Western States

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According to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the highest prescription drug abuse rates in the country are found in Oregon, Colorado, Washington and Idaho. For example, 6.5% of people over 12 in …
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Drug Monitoring Likely To Expand, Despite ACLU Objections

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Jeff Kruse, R-Roseburg, the Senate Health Committee voted to expand the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program this week, approving a bill by 4-1 that would allow doctors to deputize their aides to review patients' medical records and give the …
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