DR PHILL Drug Abuse and Addiction

Published August 19, 2013

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Task force combats prescription drug abuse

Filed under: drug abuse

“We want to address prescription drug abuse, but we don't want to penalize people in chronic pain,” said Barbara Schneeman, in charge of communication and public affairs at RiverStone Health. Over the past decade, prescription drug abuse has grown …
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To Reduce Overdose Deaths, Report Calls for More Drug Abuse Treatment

Filed under: drug abuse

An important new report states that there is a lack of available treatment for heroin and prescription drug abuse. Fortunately, there are a few certified drug treatment centers such as South Florida's Harbor Village where abusers can seek the …
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AG launches drug abuse website

Filed under: drug abuse

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The state's attorney general is launching a new website that he says will help fight an epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Indiana. The state department of health says around 700 people in Indiana died of prescription drug …
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