Sherrod Brown Behind Effort to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse
Sherrod Brown behind effort to stop prescription drug abuse
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Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Ohio, Brown said, and prescription pain medications, such as oxycodone, morphine and methadone are largely responsible for increasing overdoses and deaths in the state. The legislation would target the …
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Minn. doctors on front lines in prescription drug abuse
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These are living examples of how severe prescription drugs abuses in Minnesota have become, Carol Falkowski, a long-time state drug abuse safety officer, told members of the Minnesota Medical Association at a forum on Thursday. "We have a prescription …
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Panel Addresses Prescription Drug Abuse in Rockland County
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Panel Addresses Prescription Drug Abuse in Rockland County. A panel of experts spoke about the threat posed by prescription drug abuse in Rockland County at a forum in Orangetown Town Hall Wednesday night. Posted by Ryan Buncher (Editor), May 10, …
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Authorities tout kiosks as effective way to help fight addiction
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Other communities soon got on board, said Morrissey, pointing out that research shows young people often fall into drug addiction by taking pills from the home medicine cabinet. Prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet, and Vicodin, among others …
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