KIM SMITH: Help Curb Fatal Drug Abuse With Alternative Techniques
KIM SMITH: Help curb fatal drug abuse with alternative techniques
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
A July 2010 Army report noted that one-third of all active-duty military suicides involved prescription drugs. Combined with alcohol abuse, the long-standing protocol for treating post-traumatic stress could be lethal. This is not to say that commonly …
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TMA Seeks to Improve 'Doctor Shopping' Database
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
For each unintentional lethal prescription overdose, nine people are treated for substance abuse treatment, 35 visit emergency departments, 161 report drug abuse or dependency, and 461 report nonmedical use of opioid analgesics. The hardest hit …
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Grooms' bill passes committee
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
… and commonly-abused drugs. Senate Bill 246 would oversee licensed physicians and other prescribers who prescribe, dispense or administer controlled substances. The bill … “Prescription drug abuse is a growing threat to our country and state …
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Former Alexandria Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Oxycodone
Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment
Some of the prescriptions were issued to patients without “conducting a physical examination, without reviewing prior medical records, and without establishing a treatment plan.” In addition … “As demonstrated by over 200 convictions and guilty pleas …
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