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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Helping to Prevent Growing Problem in the Capital Region

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day helping to prevent growing problem in the Capital Region — GUILDERLAND — It’s the hidden danger hiding in your cabinets, prescription pills. Any unwanted or expired medications left lying around, could lie in the wr…


Single microRNA Powers Motor Activity

Single microRNA powers motor activity
6 in the journal Science, the preclinical study suggests that developing new drugs for treatment-refractory epilepsy that target the microRNA signaling pathway might prove beneficial for patients with severe epilepsy, including the epilepsy of infancy …
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Rule Spells Out How Insurers Must Cover Mental Health Care
Plans don't have to cover mental health benefits, but if they do, they generally have to cover inpatient and outpatient services, emergency care and prescription drugs. This final rule says that within a category, such as outpatient care, plans can …
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Drug Rehab Centers in New York | New York Drug Rehab Centers

Drug Rehab Centers in New York | New York Drug Rehab Centers — http://drugrehabcenterny.org Drug Rehab Centers in New York offers housing and rehab facilities for drug, alcohol, and prescription drug habit using counseli…


What Is the Risk of Addiction for Prescription Pills When Taken Properly?

Question by xxheavymetal: What is the risk of addiction for prescription pills when taken properly?
i need this info for a paper i’m writing. i’m only wondering about the risk of addiction/dependence of prescription drugs (opiates, amphetamines, barbiturates, etc.) when used as prescribed by a doctor. when i googled it, everything i got dealt with prescription drug ABUSE, which is NOT what i’m looking for.

also, if you could, i’d appreciate it if you’d cite the source you got it from, otherwise i can’t use it in my paper. thank you!!

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Community Conversation on Substance Abuse in Montgomery County

Community Conversation on Substance Abuse in Montgomery County — The event is brought together in partnership with the Montgomery County Prescription Drug Task Force, the Montgomery County Probation Office, the Wabash Coll…


10 Strategies to Combat the Rx Abuse Epidemic – an Insurer's Perspective

10 Strategies to Combat the Rx Abuse Epidemic – An Insurer's Perspective
In October 2013, the Trust For America's Health (TFAH) issued a report titled, “Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic” identifying ten strategies being employed at the State level.[iii] In this article, we will provide a brief recap …
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Orchard Park mother joins fight for medical marijuana with her young daughter
Others, like Sydney Drowning, fear that legalizing medical marijuana would open the door to more rampant drug abuse by legalizing a form of what is considered by many to be a “gateway” drug. Drowning began smoking … Too many people have followed a …
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