Drug Take-Back Day: Find Out Where to Dispose Unwanted Drugs – NewsOXY
Drug Take-Back Day: Find out where to dispose unwanted drugs – NewsOXY
One major goal of the program is to reduce prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths. In 2010, more than 22,000 people in the United States died of prescription drug overdoses. Family and friends are the source for access… Continue reading
Abuse, Theft of Prescription Drugs on the Rise, N.D. Attorney General Says
Abuse, theft of prescription drugs on the rise, N.D. attorney general says
BISMARCK – Prescription drug abuse and theft are on the rise in North Dakota as children and thieves increasingly hunt for unused medications in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers, with some burglars going so far as to target… Continue reading
Rogers, Congressional Members Discuss Efforts to Fight Drug Abuse
Rogers, Congressional Members Discuss Efforts to Fight Drug Abuse
At the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (R-KY) joined four members of Congress to discuss efforts in the fight against the prescription drug abuse epidemic in the U.S. and to examine what more needs to be… Continue reading
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
drug abuse… Continue reading
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
drug abuse… Continue reading
Some Specialty Care More Expensive Under ACA
Some specialty care more expensive under ACA
Battling a rare form of leukemia, Pat Elliott must take a regimen of prescription drugs costing $ 8,000 per month just to stay alive. Until this year, she managed her medical expenses with insurance … Even fewer health insurers sell plans on the… Continue reading
Got Drugs? Get Rid of Them on Prescription Drug Take-Back…
Got Drugs? Get Rid of Them on Prescription Drug Take-Back…
What’s the fastest-growing drug abuse problem in Michigan today? Marijuana? Guess again. It’s drugs that are at kids’ fingertips in the home medicine cabinet, or just a visit away from Grandma and Grandpa. The Centers for Disease Control says …… Continue reading
Got Drugs? Get Rid of Them on Prescription Drug Take-Back…
Got Drugs? Get Rid of Them on Prescription Drug Take-Back…
What’s the fastest-growing drug abuse problem in Michigan today? Marijuana? Guess again. It’s drugs that are at kids’ fingertips in the home medicine cabinet, or just a visit away from Grandma and Grandpa. The Centers for Disease Control says …… Continue reading
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
drug abuse… Continue reading
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Oklahoma Tackles the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Everyone knows someone who has been seriously affected by prescription drug abuse. Yet, when a report issued late last year revealed that the leading cause of accidental death in the United States is drug overdose — primarily from prescription drugs …
drug abuse… Continue reading