CA Generation Rx: Part 3 Joe’s Story
CA Generation Rx: Part 3 Joe’s Story – Teens grapple with arrest, detox and jail. Documentary on Teen Rx Drug Abuse (Part 3 of 3) in California’s Placer County. Produced by Rocklin high school students. Funded by grant from Placer Health and Human Services Friday Night Live Program…. SEE Part 1: www.youtube.com SEE Part 2: www.youtube.com
University of Maryland, Baltimore to revamp teaching on pain
Filed under: California Drug Abuse
The curriculum developed by each will be posted on a public website that other universities can use to shape their own programs, said Dr. David Thomas, a health scientist administrator in the National Institute on Drug Abuse and a consortium member.
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Local Voices, May. 09
Filed under: California Drug Abuse
The detection of a cow infected with mad cow disease in California shows that current regulation of animal feed in the US is severely lacking and must be tightened. The Food and Drug Administration has refused for almost 10 years to implement a ban on …
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Prescription Pad Fraud Plays Role in Abuse Surge
Filed under: California Drug Abuse
… 2012 The small pads that doctors use to scribble out prescriptions, a seemingly innocent part of the medical profession, have played a role in the surge of prescription drug abuse. Take a diagnostic imaging center in California's San Fernando …
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