Prescription Drug Monitoring Systems Alert Abuse

Prescription drug monitoring systems alert abuse

Filed under: Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

Green and team surveyed the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island and found that PMP use was significantly greater in Connecticut, at 43.9% versus 16.3%. Overall, 36.2% of PMP users in Connecticut used PMP patient reports to screen for drug abuse in …
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Survey: 17% Of High Schoolers Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs During School Day

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(CNN) — About 17% of American high school students drink, smoke or use drugs during the school day, a new survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University says. It's no surprise to their classmates, either: 86% say …
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HARD DRUGS: REWORKING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

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Infact, three men were publicly executed in Lagos for violating the hard drug decree, albeit retroactively. Since then, the issue of hard drugs addiction, abuse and trafficking has continued to dominate public discourse in the country while punishments …
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