Targeting Prescription Abuse

Published February 21, 2012

Targeting prescription abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
With prescription drug addiction in the United States at an all-time high, a Pennsylvania lawmaker is seeking to identify and help addicts through a database that would track use of medications.
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Drug deaths surpass car accident fatalities
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Prescription drug abuse is now considered the number one cause of death among Florida residents. "Sometimes if it doesn't affect us- then we don't know or care," says Southwest Florida Addiction Services Program Director Alex Garcia-Barbon.
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Seminar to address child drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
MERIDIAN — Most medical professionals who deal with child behavioral and drug abuse problems agree that the majority of children are doing just fine but these same professionals also see an upward trend in the number of youths who are using drugs and alcohol.
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