Parents360 Rx

Published May 1, 2013

Parents360 Rx – The Parents360 Rx video is an easy-to-use tool to share information with parents and other concerned citizens about the real dangers of medicine abuse and wa…

Film tackles prescription drug abuse in teenagers

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

APPLETON — A police officer discovered a seemingly unconscious Derek Endries, a Kiel High School senior portraying a prescription drug abuse victim, slumped in a snowbank after leaving a party earlier this month. In the scenario, Endries was rushed to …
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Legislative effort to deal with prescription drug, meth abuse moving forward

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

An omnibus drug bill — designed to tackle prescription drug and methadone abuse — is making headway in the Senate. The House passed H.522 in March. Since then three Senate committees have further honed the legislation. On Friday, the Senate Health …
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AM Alert: California lawmakers target prescription drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction help

There has already been a fair amount of attention in Sacramento to prescription drug abuse — earlier this year, grieving parents testified that the California Medical Board hasn't done enough to crack down on unscrupulous doctors who overprescribe.
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