Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Representative (The Truth About Prescription Drugs)

Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Representative (The truth about prescription drugs) – Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Representative. The truth about prescription drugs. Gwen Olsen spent fifteen years as a pharmaceutical sales rep working for …

Prescription drugs: abuse can be deadly

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It's a national epidemic that claims more lives every year than motor vehicle accidents — some 38,000 in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drug overdoses — specifically abuse of potentially dangerous prescription …
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Lawmakers target prescription drug ads on Craigslist

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Drug laws forbid anyone other than registered doctors and patients with valid prescriptions from possessing narcotic painkillers and other controlled drugs. The U.S Drug Enforcement Administration "is aware that addicts and criminals use Craigslist and …
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Maine battles back in drug abuse epidemic

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In 2012, the state of Maine was facing an epidemic of 58 pharmacy robberies to feed an "opiate tidal wave" of prescription drug use and abuse. That number plummeted in 2013, to only eight so far this year — for reasons officials say include a shift in …
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