Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 Column: Safe Disposal of Medications Helps Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Healthy Sheboygan County 2020 column: Safe disposal of medications helps combat prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse has become a concern nationally and in Sheboygan County. It is a community problem that affects all of us. You may be aware of the recent news regarding the heroin epidemic which is now a public health priority.
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Lawmakers host drug abuse listening session
(NECN: Mike Cronin) – A statewide drug epidemic has many leaders in Central Massachusetts very concerned. “It’s the worst I’ve seen. I’ve been doing it for about 35 years,” said Southbridge Police Chief Daniel Charette. Law enforcement, leaders, healthcare …
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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a “crisis” or a “serious problem” in the U.S. That number hasn’t changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
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Community expresses concerns about drug abuse
LIMA — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine conducted a drug abuse community forum at Lima Community Church in Lima Monday to hear the community’s concerns about drug abuse. The meeting gave community members an opportunity to discuss drug abuse …
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Prescription drug abuse a problem
AUSTIN, Texas — Beyond the always illegal drugs that come through back alley deals on street corners, Texas has another drug problem: illicitly used prescription medication. A state House committee in Austin met Monday to hear testimony on an …
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Townsend to offer 24-hour drug drop-off at police station
The DA's office purchased a MedReturn Drug Collection Unit using drug-forfeiture money. The money is being used by the DA's Office for drug rehabilitation, drug-use education and other anti-drug-abuse efforts, according to a press release issued by DA …
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Report: Exchanges yield more specialty drug use
The nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager says that patients from the health care overhaul's new insurance exchanges have been more likely to use expensive specialty drugs for chronic conditions. Express Scripts said Wednesday that just over 1 …
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