Abusers of Prescription Painkillers Can Be Hard to Spot

Published December 3, 2012

Abusers of prescription painkillers can be hard to spot

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ERs, of course, are full of patients who are in pain, so everyone gets a workup to see if he or she needs help. But ER staff has learned to spot the warning signs that patients are more interested in drugs than pain relief: … The Utica Police …
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CLAAD Highlights 5 Technologies To Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

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"We are proud to recognize the Top 5 honorees joining Millennium in the critically important effort to advance patient care and help address the epidemic of prescription drug abuse," said Howard Appel, President of Millennium Laboratories. About the …
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EHRs Can Thwart Prescription Drug Abuse, Says Study

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Concerned about the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the White House in June 2011 convened a roundtable discussion on the subject. That led to ONC contracting with Mitre Corp. to identify ways to leverage health IT to improve access to PDMP data.
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