New Weapon in Rx Abuse War for Staten Island

Published August 12, 2013

New weapon in Rx abuse war for Staten Island

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – As Staten Islanders grapple with a prescription pill scourge that kills a borough resident every nine days, state officials and drug treatment professionals hope that a new database, set to go live before month's end, will put the …
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As drug czar exits, does US really need a new one?

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

… drug-policy reform looks like." Others gave the drug czar credit for his work in promoting addiction as a mental-health issue, for trying to fight prescription drug abuse and for his focus on such things as community-based prevention and drug …
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Drop-box safe way to dispose of prescription drugs

Filed under: prescription drug abuse treatment

Then it cost more to treat the waste." You do not have to be a resident of Bellefonte Borough to use the drop off box. It is available for anyone who would like to dispose of any prescription drugs. When the box is emptied, the medications are sent to …
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