Prescription Drug Abuse: Three Stories, One Common Purpose

Published April 27, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse: Three Stories, One Common Purpose – Anyone — regardless of age, race, gender or status — can abuse prescription drugs. And it doesn’t just take its toll on the abuser. Family and friends shar…

LAPD, Kaiser Permanente Hold Collection Sites For Unwanted Rx Drugs

Filed under: prescription drug abuse

The initiative hopes to put a dent in the increasing rates of prescription drug abuse across the nation, as well as accidental poisonings and overdoses. Many people reportedly flush their unwanted medication down the toilet but authorities stress that …
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Prescription Drug Take-Back Set for Saturday

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This is the sixth year the DEA has held the Prescription Drug Take Back Day in an effort to prevent drug abuse and theft. During the five previous drug take-back days, Americans turned in more than 2 million pounds in prescription medications …
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