Prescription Drug Abuse

Published March 31, 2013

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STOPP-ing Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Preventing these deaths should be a national priority, and two measures that could help to reduce these tragedies — the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and the Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills (STOPP) Act — are an excellent …
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New York Doctor Charged as Head of Million Oxycodone Ring

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies prescription drug abuse as an epidemic, with roughly 100 people dying each day from drug overdoses, driven primarily by prescription drugs. Castro and the others "targeted and capitalized on …
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