Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise


 

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

 

Prescription Monitoring Programs help fight prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

If you have ever been in pain, then you know the benefits of taking something to help ease your discomfort. Most patients receiving pain medication prefer to be rid of the pain more than they desire to continue taking the drug. However, most will also …
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Prescription drug use on the rise among teens

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Teens are finding increasingly clever ways to abuse commonly-prescribed drugs such as Xanax, Adderall and pain pills, Terry Childers, a representative from Bradford Health Services, told a small group of parents Thursday at the Columbia County …
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Munson offering program on prescription drug abuse

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More people in the U.S. die annually from drug poisoning than from vehicle crashes. Marybeth Novak, Catholic Family Services prevention coordinator, will share how northern Michigan residents can help prevent prescription drug abuse at a program on …
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