State Looks for New Tools to Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
State Looks For New Tools To Battle Prescription Drug Abuse
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Prescription drug abuse experts unveiled a new tool today to help lower opioid misuse in the state. That new tool is a website containing information for doctors describing safe prescribing techniques and standards for pain management. Dr. Seddon Savage, a chronic pain and addiction specialist at Dartmouth, says the cycle of abuse can start with a well-intentioned prescription. “Often, opioids …
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NC agencies not using prescription drug database
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A computer database that could help officials track prescription drug abuse is getting little use by North Carolina's doctors and pharmacies.
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Notre Dame students hear about addictions
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MICHIGAN CITY – Valparaiso doctor Mann Spitler is on a hunt – to keep the "beast" of drug abuse from claiming another young life.
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