New Painkiller Has Abuse Experts Worried – Abilene Reporter-News

New painkiller has abuse experts worried – Abilene Reporter-News
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NEW YORK — Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation’s second-most-abused medicine, which has addiction experts worried that it could spur a new wave of abuse. The new pills contain the highly addictive …
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7. Tackle prescription-drug abuse. – LoHud.com
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If enacted, I-STOP would require pharmacists, physicians and other practitioners to post specific information to its database before prescribing and dispensing drugs considered to be controlled substances. These include oxycodone, Vicodin …
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Utah working to curb ‘epidemic’ of prescription drug abuse – Fox 13 Now – Salt Lake City
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More people die from prescription drug overdoses than in car crashes each year in Utah and experts say prescription medication abuse has become an epidemic in the state. A former police officer turned medical consultant is traveling the country …
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Military Will Allow Methadone to Treat Addicts
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Currently, the insurer, Tricare, will authorize prescriptions of substitute opiates only for short-term detoxification of addicts and forbids coverage for drugs that would "support or maintain an existing or potential drug abuse situation. …
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Suboxone use in Portland: A lifeline for recovering addicts or a new abuse …
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But Dr. Mark Publicker of Mercy Hospital's Recovery Center in Westbrook, the largest substance abuse and addiction treatment facility in Maine, said Suboxone is a lifesaver in a state with the highest rate of prescription drug addiction in America. …
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Straight talk on prescription drugs: a teen reporter interviews the director of the nation’s leading research agency on drug abuse and addiction.(HEADS … An article from: Science World
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Reflecting on 30 years of research: a look at how NIDA has advanced the research, prevention, and treatment of drug abuse and addiction.(IN RETROSPECT): An article from: Behavioral Healthcare
This digital document is an article from Behavioral Healthcare, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the articl…

Teen science–investigators three teens’ remarkable research projects help reveal the science behind drug abuse and addiction.(HEADS UP REAL NEWS: ABOUT … An article from: New York Times Upfront
This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on November 3, 2008. The length of …

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