Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise


 

Prescription drug abuse on the rise – Prescription drug abuse on the rise

 

CVS will pay 0000 to resolve prescription medication errors in N.J.

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

As part of the firm's agreement, CVS will contribute $ 650,000 to help the division establish an education and enforcement campaign on prescription drug safety and abuse. That payment is part of the firm's agreement with the Divison of Consumer Affairs, …
Read more on Independent Press – NJ.com

 

Prescription drug abuse an "epidemic" in Montana

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The most commonly abused prescription drugs are painkillers, but drugs designed to help with depression, anxiety or attention deficit disorders are also popular, said Dean Chrestenson, a Missoula Police Deparment prescription drug diversion detective.
Read more on KTVQ Billings News

 

Prevention efforts focused on youth reduce prescription abuse into adulthood

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Prescription drug abuse — taking a medication without a prescription or in a way (higher dose, snorted) or for reasons other than prescribed (to get high) — has become one of the most serious public health concerns in the United States. According to …
Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

 

From Twitter:

RT @GoneAWal: Colorado is second in the nation for prescription drug abuse! And you pillheads think you don’t have problems? #disgusting – by TyMcLeod4 (Tyler McLeod)

 

From Twitter:

#NYPD to Track Prescription #Drug Abuse With GPS Bait Bottles – http://t.co/jx7BR6VFPA – by lockthecabinet (Lock the Cabinet)

 

From Twitter:

My .02 on prescription drug abuse and HCAP scores. http://t.co/stL4TXR9hS – by 1_BigAss_Asian (Murse)