CNN: Battling Prescription Drug Abuse

Published June 30, 2013

CNN: Battling prescription drug abuse – HLN’s Dr. Drew Pinsky and guests talk about the fight against prescription drug addiction.

Jets QB opens up about his ongoing battle with drug addiction and mental illness

Filed under: prescription drug abuse help

Trying to help others by raising awareness of addiction and mental illness, Ainge recounted his painful journey in an interview with ESPNNewYork.com. His life, his …. For the first time, I was prescribed bipolar medication, which seems to be working …
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Guest: Prevent prescription–drug deaths with a medicine-return program

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By requiring drug manufacturers to invest mere pennies per prescription in a take-back system, we have the opportunity to help curb the drug abuse and poisoning epidemic in King County and to help keep our families and communities safe. David Fleming …
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Teens Have Unsupervised Access to Prescription Drugs

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Emergency room visits for non-medical use of prescription narcotic pain relievers are increasing in people under age 21, and death by poisoning due to prescription overdoses is up 91 percent in less than a decade among adolescents ages 15 to 19, note …
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