Prescription Drug Addiction a Major Public Health Crisis

Published November 24, 2012

Prescription drug addiction a major public health crisis

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For each one, there are hundreds of people whose lives have been ravaged by addiction to prescription drugs. Much of this toll involves opioids – painkillers including codeine, morphine and oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin. Closely related …
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Maine doctors help fight prescription abuse

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LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — More and more Maine doctors and hospitals are asking patients to sign a controlled-substances agreement that allows them to request blood or urine samples in an effort to fight the state's prescription drug abuse problem …
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