Combating Prescription Drug Abuse

Combating Prescription Drug Abuse – While most prescription pain medicines are used as prescribed, some criminals and addicts are defrauding the Medicaid system by attempting to acquire multipl…

Medical professionals discuss how to curtail prescription drug abuse

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The problem of prescription drug abuse is stark, Carol Falkowski said. Falkowski, who was the state's drug abuse safety officer for 25 years, came to Duluth as part of the medical association's effort to seek members' input on ways to keep opioids such …
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Clinton to fight prescription drug abuse

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Former President Bill Clinton joined the fight against prescription drug abuse Monday, vowing to cut within five years the number of senseless deaths caused by overdoses. "We have lost the balance between the legitimate use of pain medicine and the …
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Feedback from social networks can help fight drug addiction

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Even prescription medicine plays a huge role in addiction. The United Press International reported that, prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States.” It also says that in the United States there is approximately …
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