Doctors Form Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
Doctors form prescription drug abuse task force
HARRISBURG – Describing prescription drug abuse as a growing “crisis” in Pennsylvania, members of the state medical community announced the formation of a multi-specialty physician panel to address the problem. Dr. David Talenti, vice …
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Drug Abuse Costs Employers Billion Per Year
According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc. (NCADD), drug abuse costs employers $ 81 billion annually. Some 70 percent of the estimated 14.8 million Americans who use illegal drugs are employed, and workers who report …
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Fund drug abuse data source
Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health … a critical data source that provides insights into these problems: The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program, or ADAM. ADAM goes where serious substance abuse is concentrated …
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UN report suggests rise in prescription drug abuse
A report by the International Narcotics Control Board has highlighted growing rates of prescription drug abuse globally. Of particular concern is abuse of opioid-based medicines. The International Narcotics Control Board has issued its annual …
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Massachusetts City Sees 15 Drug Overdoses in 24-Hour Period
Drug abuse, especially when it comes to opiates like heroin, has run rampant in Massachusetts as of late. According to South Coast Today, "in FY 2012, Southcoast hospitals treated a total of 219 heroin overdoses, officials said. With four months …
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Drug overdose deaths spur monitoring legislation
ERIC CONOVER / times-shamrock Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane said prescription drug abuse is often a gateway to heroin use. The House approved a prescription drug monitoring bill last October. The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee …
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