Baker Institute Viewpoints: Prescriptions Drug Abuse
Baker Institute Viewpoints: Prescriptions Drug Abuse – Dec. 05, 2012 Baker Institute Viewpoints is a regular series on the Baker Institute Blog that presents an array of views on a single issue. The drugs of choice for an increasing number of Americans are prescription painkillers. Nowhere is the problem more apparent than Houston, where the renowned medical center area has become “a national hotspot for prescription drug abuse,” according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle. As policymakers grapple with how to address this growing problem — including a quiet reassessment of US policies that focus on keeping illegal drugs out of the country — drug policy experts at the Baker Institute ask: What does rising prescription drug abuse mean for the “war on drugs”? Read the posts in this series: “What does rising prescription drug abuse mean for the war on drugs?” — bit.ly Gary Hale, nonresident fellow in drug policy. “Treating addiction as a public health issue, not a crime” — bit.ly Tony Payan, visiting Baker Institute Scholar for Immigration and Border Studies. “US pill abuse may not make cartels completely irrelevant” — bit.ly Nathan Jones, Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy.
Summit focuses on prescription drug abuse
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Carrying around and taking prescription medication isn't a crime but if your name isn't on the label, it can get you into big trouble. “If you are not lawfully prescribed a narcotic then you are not allowed to take it under the …
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NDSU students inform about prescription drug abuse at Oak Grove Lutheran
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NDSU students inform about prescription drug abuse at Oak Grove Lutheran. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) – Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the Fargo-Moorhead area and NDSU Pharmacy students are trying to combat that trend through education.
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29 charged in prescription fraud ring
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“We are still way above the state averages for overdose death rate, but we are starting to see meaningful change in how people are looking at prescription drug abuse,” said P.J. Brooks, vice president of outpatient and youth services at First Step of …
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