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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Fight against prescription drug abuse leads to rise in heroin use
But at the same time that some pain medications have become less available on the street and pricier, many users have switched to cheaper heroin, since prescription pills and heroin are in the same class of drugs and provide a comparable …
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REP. FIOLA: Drug abuse should not be fought alone
Substance abuse is not just a Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton or Boston problem. Substance abuse knows no property boundaries and is present throughout all our cities and suburbs. It is a problem for rich and poor alike, professional and blue …
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Drug thieves find new targets at open houses
Then lock away all the prescription drugs. Drug abuse experts, real estate and law officials came together Tuesday outside the County Administration Building to ask homeowners to do their part in preventing prescription drug theft. They …
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Maine governor promotes drug enforcement proposal
Drug arrests in Maine have increased nearly 240 percent since the 1980s while drug abuse has also skyrocketed, the Maine Civil Liberties Union said. “Governor LePage himself has said that the war on drugs is a failure, yet he is proposing a continuation of …
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Senate bill aims to expand drug–abuse treatment
Senate Bill S4623 would require insurers to cover drug and alcohol abuse and dependency treatment. Currently, insurance companies routinely refuse coverage for some rehabilitation treatment deemed necessary by doctors, according to treatment experts, …
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