At Prescription Drug Abuse Conference, US Rep. Keating Criticizes FDA's …

Published April 28, 2014

At prescription drug abuse conference, US Rep. Keating criticizes FDA's …
ATLANTA, Ga. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve Zohydro, a potent and controversial painkiller, was "outrageous" and will have "long-lasting, devastating effects" across the nation, U.S. Rep. William Keating said Wednesday …
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States rebel against powerful new painkiller
BARRE, Vt. (AP) — State officials around the country are rebelling over a powerful new painkiller that law enforcement and public health authorities fear could worsen the nation's deadly scourge of heroin and prescription drug abuse. On Thursday …
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Efforts increased to reduce heroin, prescription drug addiction in Macomb …
“Lawmakers across the country have attempted to stem the tide and decrease abuse and misuse of medications,” the alliance says in a press release. “However, approaches to solve the issue have not been comprehensive and the problem has worsened.”.
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