Database Would Help Fight Prescription Drug Abuse

Published May 18, 2013

Database Would Help Fight Prescription Drug Abuse – Rep. Eli Evankovich testifies at a recent Human Services Committee meeting about legislation to create an online prescription drug database.

Surge in babies born addicted to prescription drugs worries hospitals

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States across the US have passed laws to crack down on prescription drug abuse, including in the poor, mountainous Appalachian region, where the drugs were easily available as they flowed north from so-called "pill mills" in Florida. The US government …
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Tennessee Battles Prescription Drug Abuse – Insurance Journal

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The battle against prescription drug abuse in Tennessee is constantly being fought by officers and lawmakers. The Commercial Appeal reported that 79 of the 92 drug-related deaths in Shelby County in 2010 can be attributed to prescription medications …
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